Section III. Nuclear physics and astrophysics
Shapes and structures of exotic nuclei

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Abstract

New results on the shapes and structures of exotic nuclei are reviewed. Recent discoveries of shape coexistence in 180,190Hg both confirm and challenge current theories. Coexisting superdeformed bands are now predicted at low energy in 184–194Hg. Four different shape coexisting bands are seen in 185Au. New islands of superdeformed ground states and new deformed magic numbers are now found for N = Z = 38 and N = 60, 62, with searches for new deformed magic numbers under way.

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