On the discovery of doubly-magic $^{48}$Ni
/ Authors
B. Blank, M. Chartier, S. Czajkowski, J. Giovinazzo, M. Pravikoff, J. Thomas, G. France, F. Santos, M. Lewitowicz, C. Borcea
and 3 more authors
/ Abstract
The paper reports on the first observation of doubly-magic Nickel-48 in an experimental at the SISSI/LISE3 facility of GANIL. Four Nickel-48 isotopes were identified. In addition, roughly 100 Nickel-49, 50 Iron-45, and 290 Chromium-42 isotopes were observed. This opens the possibility to search for two-proton emission from these nuclei.
Journal: Physical Review Letters