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We propose a simple expression for nuclear densities, which brings out the following important nuclear properties: (i) shell effects in proton and neutron central densities, (ii) approximate global constancy of neutron central densities, (iii) approximate constancy ofRN −1/3 and RpZ−1/3 whereR is the nuclear half-density radius andR p is the rms radius of the proton density, (iv) larger surface thickness and rms radius for neutron density as compared to those for proton density.
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Gambhir, Y.K., Patil, S.H. Some characteristics of nuclear densities. Z. Physik A - Atomic Nuclei 324, 9–13 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01290749
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01290749