Ab initio predictions link the neutron skin of 208Pb to nuclear forces
(2022)
Journal Article
Hu, B., Jaing, W., Miyagi, T., Sun, Z., Ekström, A., Forssén, C., …Vernon, I. (2022). Ab initio predictions link the neutron skin of 208Pb to nuclear forces. Nature Physics, 18(10), 1196-1200. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01715-8
Heavy atomic nuclei have an excess of neutrons over protons, which leads to the formation of a neutron skin whose thickness is sensitive to details of the nuclear force. This links atomic nuclei to properties of neutron stars, thereby relating object... Read More about Ab initio predictions link the neutron skin of 208Pb to nuclear forces.