1. STRUCTURE OF THE MASS INCREMENTS OF ISOTOPES
- Author
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G. A. Baker Jr. and G. A. Baker Sr.
- Subjects
Physics ,Isotope ,Basis (linear algebra) ,Pairing ,Nuclear structure ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Nuclear binding energy ,Neutron ,Statistical physics ,Nuclear drip line ,Atomic physics ,Atomic mass - Abstract
A simple, accurate formula for the atomic masses of all isotopes is developed on the basis of a simplified nuclear model. It is shown theoretically and empirically that a formula which is linear in A and whose coefficients depend only on N–Z with a term added for pairing effects accounts for the major portion of the structure in the present experimental data and predicts them with unexcelled accuracy.
- Published
- 1956