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Laser spectroscopy of neutron-rich tin isotopes: A discontinuity in charge radii across the $N=82$ shell closure

The change in mean-square nuclear charge radii $\delta \left \langle r^{2} \right \rangle$ along the even-A tin isotopic chain $^{108-134}$Sn has been investigated by means of collinear laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE/CERN using the atomic transitions $5p^2\ ^1S_0 \rightarrow 5p6\ s^1P_1$ and $5p^2\ ^3...

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Autores principales: Gorges, C, Rodríguez, L V, Balabanski, D L, Bissell, M L, Blaum, K, Cheal, B, Garcia Ruiz, R F, Georgiev, G, Gins, W, Heylen, H, Kanellakopoulos, A, Kaufmann, S, Kowalska, M, Lagaki, V, Lechner, S, Maaß, B, Malbrunot-Ettenauer, S, Nazarewicz, W, Neugart, R, Neyens, G, Nörtershäuser, W, Reinhard, P G, Sailer, S, Sánchez, R, Schmidt, S, Wehner, L, Wraith, C, Xie, L, Xu, Z Y, Yang, X F, Yordanov, D T
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.192502
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2689808
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Sumario:The change in mean-square nuclear charge radii $\delta \left \langle r^{2} \right \rangle$ along the even-A tin isotopic chain $^{108-134}$Sn has been investigated by means of collinear laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE/CERN using the atomic transitions $5p^2\ ^1S_0 \rightarrow 5p6\ s^1P_1$ and $5p^2\ ^3P_0 \rightarrow 5p6s^3 P_1$. With the determination of the charge radius of $^{134}$Sn and corrected values for some of the neutron-rich isotopes, the evolution of the charge radii across the $N=82$ shell closure is established. A clear kink at the doubly magic $^{132}$Sn is revealed, similar to what has been observed at $N=82$ in other isotopic chains with larger proton numbers, and at the $N=126$ shell closure in doubly magic $^{208}$Pb. While most standard nuclear density functional calculations struggle with a consistent explanation of these discontinuities, we demonstrate that a recently developed Fayans energy density functional provides a coherent description of the kinks at both doubly magic nuclei, $^{132}$Sn and $^{208}$Pb, without sacrificing the overall performance. A multiple correlation analysis leads to the conclusion that both kinks are related to pairing and surface effects.