‘Doubly magic’ oxygen isotope provides new clues to the strong nuclear force
A first observation of the volatile atomic nucleus oxygen-28 sheds new light on the strong nuclear force that is central to all visible matter in the universe. Chalmers researchers have contributed to the groundbreaking discovery, presented in Nature, with both extensive theoretical calculations and development of the experimental method and complex set of instruments used in the experiment. The strong force holds neutrons and protons together in an atomic nucleus. It is one of the four fundamental forces of nature and acts only at a very short range. Despite its importance