halo nucleus

See also: halonucleus

English

Noun

halo nucleus (plural halo nuclei)

  1. (nuclear physics) An atomic nucleus whose radius is appreciably larger than that predicted by the liquid drop model (wherein the nucleus is assumed to be a sphere of constant density).

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