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Laser Spectroscopy of Neutron-Rich Tin Isotopes: A Discontinuity in Charge Radii across the N=82 Shell Closure.

Authors :
Gorges C
Rodríguez LV
Balabanski DL
Bissell ML
Blaum K
Cheal B
Garcia Ruiz RF
Georgiev G
Gins W
Heylen H
Kanellakopoulos A
Kaufmann S
Kowalska M
Lagaki V
Lechner S
Maaß B
Malbrunot-Ettenauer S
Nazarewicz W
Neugart R
Neyens G
Nörtershäuser W
Reinhard PG
Sailer S
Sánchez R
Schmidt S
Wehner L
Wraith C
Xie L
Xu ZY
Yang XF
Yordanov DT
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2019 May 17; Vol. 122 (19), pp. 192502.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The change in mean-square nuclear charge radii δ⟨r^{2}⟩ along the even-A tin isotopic chain ^{108-134}Sn has been investigated by means of collinear laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE/CERN using the atomic transitions 5p^{2} ^{1}S_{0}→5p6 s^{1}P_{1} and 5p^{2} ^{3}P_{0}→5p6s ^{3}P_{1}. With the determination of the charge radius of ^{134}Sn and corrected values for some of the neutron-rich isotopes, the evolution of the charge radii across the N=82 shell closure is established. A clear kink at the doubly magic ^{132}Sn is revealed, similar to what has been observed at N=82 in other isotopic chains with larger proton numbers, and at the N=126 shell closure in doubly magic ^{208}Pb. While most standard nuclear density functional calculations struggle with a consistent explanation of these discontinuities, we demonstrate that a recently developed Fayans energy density functional provides a coherent description of the kinks at both doubly magic nuclei, ^{132}Sn and ^{208}Pb, without sacrificing the overall performance. A multiple correlation analysis leads to the conclusion that both kinks are related to pairing and surface effects.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1079-7114
Volume :
122
Issue :
19
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31144969
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.192502