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Shell Model of 40Ca Nuclear Structure

The document discusses the shell model of nuclear structure, where nucleons within the nucleus occupy discrete energy levels or shells in a similar way that electrons occupy shells or energy levels around the atomic nucleus. Evidence for the shell model comes from nuclear magic numbers that correspond to closed shells, as well as spherical nuclei that are more stable and resist deformation. The shell model treats nucleons as independent particles that can occupy single-particle orbitals according to quantum numbers like angular momentum and is described using models like the infinite potential well or harmonic oscillator.

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Shell Model of 40Ca Nuclear Structure

The document discusses the shell model of nuclear structure, where nucleons within the nucleus occupy discrete energy levels or shells in a similar way that electrons occupy shells or energy levels around the atomic nucleus. Evidence for the shell model comes from nuclear magic numbers that correspond to closed shells, as well as spherical nuclei that are more stable and resist deformation. The shell model treats nucleons as independent particles that can occupy single-particle orbitals according to quantum numbers like angular momentum and is described using models like the infinite potential well or harmonic oscillator.

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ANALYSIS THE SHELL MODLE OF 2040Ca

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE

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shell structure
 Atoms consist of electrons in orbit
about a central nucleus.

 The nucleus of an atom consists of


neutrons and protons collectively
referred to as nucleons.

 Electrons revolve
around the nucleus in
a fixed circular path
termed “orbits ” or
“shells” or “energy
level”
 The different energy
levels are denoted by
integer such as n=1 or
n=2 or n=3 and so on.
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Evidence of Shell Model in atomic Physics

2, 10, 18, 36, 54,……

Atomic magic number

 Electron configuration

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6……


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Evidence of Shell Model in the Nucleus

Double magic nuclei Nuclear Magic Numbers


highest stability Proton:2,8,20,28,50,82
Spherical Neutron:2,8,20,28,50,82,126,
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Resist deformatiom
Independent particle motion and the shell model

Infinite Well or Harmonic Oscillator


Number of
State in Total number of
Value of l nucleons
infinite well nucleon
2 ( 2l + 1 )

1s 0 2 2

1p 1 6 8

1d 2 10 18

2s 0 2 20

1f 3 14 34

2p 1 6 40

1s 4 14 58

2d 2 18 68

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