Lead-208’s doubly magic nucleus defies expectations with surprising shape properties

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Scientists discover lead-208 has surprising nuclear shape properties
The experimental setup for studying doubly magic lead-208. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory. anl.gov/article/welcome-back-gretina.

In a surprising turn of events, an international team of scientists has found that lead-208 (208Pb), the heaviest known “doubly magic” nucleus, exhibits unexpected shape characteristics that current nuclear models…



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