78Ni revealed as a doubly magic stronghold against nuclear deformation

78Ni revealed as a doubly magic stronghold against nuclear deformation

<sup>78</sup>Ni revealed as a doubly magic stronghold against nuclear deformation, Published online: 01 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1155-x

A spectroscopic study of 78Ni confirms its doubly magic nature and reveals it as a stronghold beyond which the magic numbers 28 and 50 break down because of competing deformation.

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