Individual Nucleon in Outermost Shell (IMAGE)

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics

Individual Nucleon in Outermost Shell

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Individual proton or neutron in outermost shell of large atomic nucleus turns out not to behave according to the predictions made by existing theoretical models. This surprising conclusion was reached by an international team of physicists including staff members from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw.

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