Pear-shaped atomic nuclei: Pear-shaped atomic nuclei

Butler, PA (2020) Pear-shaped atomic nuclei: Pear-shaped atomic nuclei. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 476 (2239).

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Abstract

© 2020 The Authors. This review presents the current status of experimental evidence for the occurrence of reflection-asymmetric or 'pear' shapes in atomic nuclei, which arises from the presence of strong octupole correlations in the nucleon-nucleon interactions. The behaviour of energy levels and electric octupole transition moments is reviewed, with particular emphasis on recent measurements. The relevance of nuclear pear shapes to measurements of fundamental interactions is also discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2020 10:06
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:21
DOI:	10.1098/rspa.2020.0202rspa20200202
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2020.0202
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3107018