Newly observed oxygen-28 nucleus fails ‘double magic’ test
12 Sep 2023
Isotope factory: The Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF) at RIKEN in Wako, Japan, provided the ion beam used to create the first oxygen-28 atoms. (Courtesy: RIKEN)
Scientists in Japan have become the first to observe the super-heavy oxygen isotopes oxygen-27 (27O)
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Kevin Jackson is a freelance science writer based in the US