Nuclear structure

Nuclear structure explores the arrangement of protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei, proposing the concept of nuclear shells. Certain numbers of protons and neutrons, termed 'magic numbers,' confer extra stability to nuclei.
 Maria Goeppert-Mayer, Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen United States, Germany 1948 Nuclear structure

Nuclear structure explores the arrangement of protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei, proposing the concept of nuclear shells. Certain numbers of protons and neutrons, termed 'magic numbers,' confer extra stability to nuclei.