The observation of vibrating pear-shapes in radon nuclei.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 06 2019
06 06 2019
Historique:
received:
25
02
2019
accepted:
15
05
2019
entrez:
8
6
2019
pubmed:
7
6
2019
medline:
7
6
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
There is a large body of evidence that atomic nuclei can undergo octupole distortion and assume the shape of a pear. This phenomenon is important for measurements of electric-dipole moments of atoms, which would indicate CP violation and hence probe physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Isotopes of both radon and radium have been identified as candidates for such measurements. Here, we observed the low-lying quantum states in
Identifiants
pubmed: 31171788
doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-10494-5
pii: 10.1038/s41467-019-10494-5
pmc: PMC6554308
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Pagination
2473Subventions
Organisme : RCUK | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
ID : ST/P004598/1
Pays : International
Commentaires et corrections
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