Posted on 07/15/2022 12:51:22 PM PDT by Red Badger
Ping!...................
Kind of confusing article. It says the magic number “82”. But then later says between 60 and 80. So I’m not sure which is correct of it I’m reading it wrong.
Are they sure it was really 42?
MAYBE IT WAS 420..............................
60-80 is its natural states.
The scientists were adding neutrons.................
Magic number of nucleons result in especially stable nuclei, relatively. This creates islands of stability in the periodic table where superheavy elements can have half-lives up to a few seconds. There are several magic numbers.
From wikipedia:
In nuclear physics, a magic number is a number of nucleons (either protons or neutrons, separately) such that they are arranged into complete shells within the atomic nucleus. As a result, atomic nuclei with a ‘magic’ number of protons or neutrons are much more stable than other nuclei. The seven most widely recognized magic numbers as of 2019 are 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, and 126...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(physics)
Thanks for posting this.
:-)
...this has more info:
https://conferences.lbl.gov/event/212/contributions/6039/attachments/4051/3426/NS2022_ARV_pdf.pdf
“When measuring a nucleus with a certain “magic” number of neutrons—82—the magnetic field of the nucleus exhibited a drastic change, and the properties of these very complex nuclei appear to be governed by just one of the protons of the nucleus.”
I get the gist of the article, and see this as a major development in the effort to comprehend one of the fundamental forces. What does it mean to say that the properties of the nuclei are “governed” by just one of the protons? Governed in what way? (They were measuring phenonena, so I presume the governing was discerned as variations in the measured quantities of something.) Governed by any one of the protons in a group that adds up to 82, or a particular one in a particular geometric relation to the others? Do the measured quantities reach a critical level at 82?
Oh, you’re looking for a graviton generator.
That’s going to take a little longer.
Fun with neutrons - bump for later...
It says that the electromagnetic field changes at 82 neutrons but not in what manner. Any idea on how it changes?
La-139 has 82 neutrons and it is the stable isotope of lanthanum; I wonder if they’ve found any odd magnetic features for it?
One proton to rule them all.
Everybody already knows this.. 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer
True, but I think this is referring to something else? If not, it’s very poorly written, since it refers to neutrons, not combinations of neutrons and protons.
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