A beachhead on the island of stability (Journal Article) (original) (raw)

Journal Article · 01 Jan 2015 · Physics Today

Remember learning the periodic table of elements in high school? Our chemistry teachers explained that the chemical properties of elements come from the electronic shell structure of atoms. Furthermore, our physics teachers enriched that picture of the atomic world by introducing us to isotopes and the Segrè chart of nuclides, which arranges them by proton number Z and neutron number N.

Research Organization:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:

USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:

AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:

1337838

Journal Information:

Physics Today, Vol. 68, Issue 8; ISSN 0031-9228

Publisher:

American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

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