Competition at nuclear extremes explains why neutrons drip off nuclei

Calvin W. Johnson ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 587, issue 7832, 40-41

Abstract: The neutron drip line refers to the maximum number of neutrons that can be packed into the atomic nuclei of each chemical element. A mechanism has been proposed that could explain the long-debated origin of this drip line.

Keywords: Nuclear physics; Theoretical physics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-03016-7

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