New 'doubly magic' research reveals role of nuclear shell

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 10:50 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the University of Tennessee (UT) and six collaborating universities have performed an unprecedented nuclear reaction experiment that explores the unique properties of the 'doubly magic' radioactive isotope of 132Sn, or tin-132...

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