Scientists at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with their collaborators, have created two novel isotopes—osmium-160 and tungsten-156. This discovery provides new insights into the architecture of atomic nuclei and suggests that lead-164 might possess enhanced stability as a potentially doubly magic nucleus.
The study was published in DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.072502
The study was conducted in collaboration with the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Shandong University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangxi Normal University, Tongji University, and the Institute of Theoretical Physics of CAS.