Oxygen nucleus with twice as many neutrons as normal is shown to be surprisingly stable

Oxygen nucleus with twice as many neutrons as normal is shown to be surprisingly stable by RIKEN The RIKEN Projectile fragment Separator (RIPS) (pictured) produces high-intensity beams of radioactive ions, which help scientists in the study of nuclear processes. Credit: 2012 Yoshiteru Sato, Seoul National University The nucleus at the heart of an atom is held together by a subtle balance between t

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理研の研究者によれば、16個の中性子を抱える酸素の原子核が、予想外に安定的だと。99%以上の酸素原子は、8個の中性子と8個の陽子によって構成されている。陽子の非弾性散乱という技術により、中性子を増やし、