Researchers synthesize two new isotopes, osmium-160 and tungsten-156
Published Date: 2/19/2024
Source: phys.org
Researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have synthesized two new isotopes—osmium-160 and tungsten-156—which sheds new light on nuclear structures and hints that lead-164 could be a doubly magic nucleus with increased stability.