"Oxygen-28 Nucleus Falls Short of 'Double Magic' in Recent Observation"
Scientists in Japan have observed the super-heavy oxygen isotopes oxygen-27 and oxygen-28, with the latter being a candidate for "double magic" status due to its stability. However, researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and RIKEN found that oxygen-28 did not meet the criteria for double magic. This discovery will contribute to improving current theories of nuclear structure and could have implications for understanding neutron stars.
