The shape of the atomic nucleus depends on the variety of factors related to the size and shape of its nucleon constituents and the See more

The atomic nucleus been depicted as a compact bundle of the two types of nucleons depicted as hard-packed spheres. This depiction of the atomic nucleus only approximates the empirical evidence for the size and shape of the nucleus. The root … See more

For medium to heavy nuclides, a spherical model of the atomic nucleus is incompatible with observed large quadrupole moments, indicating that greater stability is … See more

The atomic nucleus is composed of protons and neutrons (collectively called nucleons). In the Standard model of particle physics, nucleons … See more

The empirical knowledge of nucleon shape originates from the study of the transition from the proton ground state N(938) to the first excited state ∆ … See more

Electron scattering techniques have yielded clues as to the internal structure of light nuclides. Proton-neutron pairs experience a strongly repulsive component of the … See more