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The nuclear root-mean-square charge radius of $^{54}$Ni was determined with collinear laser spectroscopy to be $R(^{54}$Ni) = 3.737,(3)~fm. In conjunction with the known radius of the mirror nucleus $^{54}$Fe, the difference of the charge radii was extracted as $Delta R_{rm ch}$ = 0.049,(4)~fm. Based on the correlation between $Delta R_{rm ch}$ and the slope of the symmetry energy at nuclear saturation density ($L$), we deduced $20 le L le 70$,MeV. The present result is consistent with the $L$ from the binary neutron star merger GW170817, favoring a soft neutron matter EOS, and barely consistent with the PREX-2 result within 1$sigma$ error bands. Our result indicates the neutron-skin thickness of $^{48}$Ca as 0.15,-,0.19,fm.
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The neutron is a cornerstone in our depiction of the visible universe. Despite the neutron zero-net electric charge, the asymmetric distribution of the positively- (up) and negatively-charged (down) quarks, a result of the complex quark-gluon dynamics, lead to a negative value for its squared charge radius, $langle r_{rm n}^2 rangle$. The precise measurement of the neutrons charge radius thus emerges as an essential part of unraveling its structure. Here we report on a $langle r_{rm n}^2 rangle$ measurement, based on the extraction of the neutron electric form factor, $G_{rm E}^{rm n}$, at low four-momentum transfer squared $(Q^2)$ by exploiting the long known connection between the $N rightarrow Delta$ quadrupole transitions and the neutron electric form factor. Our result, $langle r_{rm n}^2 rangle = -0.110 pm0.008~({rm fm}^2)$, addresses long standing unresolved discrepancies in the $langle r_{rm n}^2 rangle$ determination. The dynamics of the strong nuclear force can be viewed through the precise picture of the neutrons constituent distributions that result into the non-zero $langle r_{rm n}^2 rangle$ value.
We present the first laser spectroscopic measurement of the neutron-rich nucleus $^{68}$Ni at the mbox{$N=40$} subshell closure and extract its nuclear charge radius. Since this is the only short-lived isotope for which the dipole polarizability $alpha_{rm D}$ has been measured, the combination of these observables provides a benchmark for nuclear structure theory. We compare them to novel coupled-cluster calculations based on different chiral two- and three-nucleon interactions, for which a strong correlation between the charge radius and dipole polarizability is observed, similar to the stable nucleus $^{48}$Ca. Three-particle--three-hole correlations in coupled-cluster theory substantially improve the description of the experimental data, which allows to constrain the neutron radius and neutron skin of $^{68}$Ni.
We present a high-resolution in-beam $gamma$-ray spectroscopy study of excited states in the mirror nuclei $^{55}$Co and $^{55}$Ni following one-nucleon knockout from a projectile beam of $^{56}$Ni. The newly determined partial cross sections and the $gamma$-decay properties of excited states provide a test of state-of-the-art nuclear structure models and probe mirror symmetry in unique ways. A mirror asymmetry for the partial cross sections leading to the two lowest $3/2^-$ states in the $A = 55$ mirror pair was identified as well as a significant difference in the $E1$ decays from the $1/2^+_1$ state to the same two $3/2^-$ states. The mirror asymmetry in the partial cross sections cannot be reconciled with the present shell-model picture or small mixing introduced in a two-state model. The observed mirror asymmetry in the $E1$ decay pattern, however, points at stronger mixing between the two lowest $3/2^-$ states in $^{55}$Co than in its mirror $^{55}$Ni.
The mean-square charge radii of $^{207,208}$Hg ($Z=80, N=127,128$) have been studied for the first time and those of $^{202,203,206}$Hg ($N=122,123,126$) remeasured by the application of in-source resonance-ionization laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE (CERN). The characteristic textit{kink} in the charge radii at the $N=126$ neutron shell closure has been revealed, providing the first information on its behavior below the $Z=82$ proton shell closure. A theoretical analysis has been performed within relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov and non-relativistic Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov approaches, considering both the new mercury results and existing lead data. Contrary to previous interpretations, it is demonstrated that both the kink at $N=126$ and the odd-even staggering (OES) in its vicinity can be described predominately at the mean-field level, and that pairing does not need to play a crucial role in their origin. A new OES mechanism is suggested, related to the staggering in the occupation of the different neutron orbitals in odd- and even-$A$ nuclei, facilitated by particle-vibration coupling for odd-$A$ nuclei.
We use distorted wave electron scattering calculations to extract the weak charge form factor F_W(q), the weak charge radius R_W, and the point neutron radius R_n, of 208Pb from the PREX parity violating asymmetry measurement. The form factor is the Fourier transform of the weak charge density at the average momentum transfer q=0.475 fm$^{-1}$. We find F_W(q) =0.204 pm 0.028 (exp) pm 0.001 (model). We use the Helm model to infer the weak radius from F_W(q). We find R_W= 5.826 pm 0.181 (exp) pm 0.027 (model) fm. Here the exp error includes PREX statistical and systematic errors, while the model error describes the uncertainty in R_W from uncertainties in the surface thickness sigma of the weak charge density. The weak radius is larger than the charge radius, implying a weak charge skin where the surface region is relatively enriched in weak charges compared to (electromagnetic) charges. We extract the point neutron radius R_n=5.751 pm 0.175 (exp) pm 0.026 (model) pm 0.005 (strange) fm$, from R_W. Here there is only a very small error (strange) from possible strange quark contributions. We find R_n to be slightly smaller than R_W because of the nucleons size. Finally, we find a neutron skin thickness of R_n-R_p=0.302pm 0.175 (exp) pm 0.026 (model) pm 0.005 (strange) fm, where R_p is the point proton radius.
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