| Issue |
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 66, 2014
INPC 2013 – International Nuclear Physics Conference
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| Article Number | 01016 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| Section | Plenary Talks | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146601016 | |
| Published online | 20 March 2014 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146601016
Shell Evolutions and Nuclear Forces
Grand Accélérateur National d’Ions Lourds (GANIL), CEA/DSM - CNRS/IN2P3, B. P. 55027, F-14076 Caen Cedex 5, France
a e-mail: sorlin@ganil.fr
Published online: 20 March 2014
During the last 30 years, and more specifically during the last 10 years, many experiments have been carried out worldwide using different techniques to study the shell evolution of nuclei far from stability. What seemed not conceivable some decades ago became rather common: all known magic numbers that are present in the valley of stability disappear far from stability and are replaced by new ones at the drip line. By gathering selected experimental results, beautifully consistent pictures emerge, that very likely take root in the properties of the nuclear forces.The present manuscript describes some of these discoveries and proposes an intuitive understanding of these shell evolutions derived from observations. Extrapolations to yet unstudied regions, as where the explosive r-process nucleosynthesis occurs, are proposed. Some remaining challenges and puzzling questions are also addressed.
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