# Puzzling Radii of Calcium Isotopes: $^{40}{\rm Ca} \rightarrow ^{44}{\rm Ca} \rightarrow ^{48}{\rm Ca} \rightarrow ^{52}{\rm Ca}$, and Duality in the Structure of $^{42}_{14}{\rm Si}_{28}$ and $^{48}_{20}{\rm Ca}_{28}$

## TL;DR

This paper investigates the unusual charge radii of calcium isotopes and the dual nature of certain nuclei's structures using a QCD-based model, providing new insights into nuclear magicity, deformation, and radius predictions.

## Contribution

It introduces a QCD-based model treating triton as elementary to explain the duality in nuclear structure and radii of calcium isotopes, offering a novel microscopic understanding.

## Key findings

- $^{48}{
m Ca}$ has the same radius as $^{40}{
m Ca}$ despite extra neutrons
- Predicted larger radius for $^{54}{
m Ca}$ than $^{52}{
m Ca}
- $^{60}{
m Ca}$ should have the same radius as $^{40}{
m Ca}$

## Abstract

In this paper we study the issue of the puzzle of the radii of calcium isotopes. Despite an excess of eight neutrons, strangely $^{48}{\rm Ca}$ exhibits essentially the same charge radius as $^{40}{\rm Ca}$ does. A fundamental microscopic description of this is still lacking. Also strange is a peak in charge radius of calcium at N = 24. The $^{52}{\rm Ca}$ (N = 32) nucleus, well known to be doubly magical, amazingly has recently been found to have a very large charge radius. Also amazing is the property of $^{42}_{14}{\rm Si}_{28}$ which simultaneously appears to be both magical/spherical and strongly deformed as well. We use a Quantum Chromodynamics based model, which treats triton as elementary entity to make up $^{42}_{14}{\rm Si}_{28}$. We show here how this QCD based model is able to provide a consistent physical understanding of simultaneity of magicity/sphericity and strong deformation of a single nucleus. This brings in an essential duality in the structure of $^{42}_{14}{\rm Si}_{28}$ and subsequently also that of $^{48}_{20}{\rm Ca}_{28}$ We also provide consistent understanding of the puzzling radii of calcium isotopes. We predict that the radius of $^{54}{\rm Ca}$ should be even bigger than that of $^{52}{\rm Ca}$; and also that the radius of $^{60}{\rm Ca}$ should be the same as that of $^{40}{\rm Ca}$. In addition we also show wherefrom arises the neutron E2 effective charge of $\frac{1}{2}$.