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Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Space Physics
CONT

In nuclear physics, an atomic nucleus is called a halo nucleus or is said to have a nuclear halo when it has a core nucleus surrounded by a halo of orbiting protons or neutrons. The electrons then orbit the core nucleus much further away than the orbit of the halo nucleons.

OBS

halo nuclei: plural form.

Key term(s)
  • halonucleus
  • halonuclei
  • halo nuclei

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

Les noyaux les plus légers possèdent des propriétés étonnantes, c'est le cas des noyaux à halos comme le Lithium 11 ou le Béryllium 14. Ces noyaux comportent un halo formé d'un ou plusieurs neutrons, qui se trouvent à une distance importante du reste du noyau.

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