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    Discovery of 40Mg and 42Al suggests neutron drip-line slant towards heavier isotopes

    The limit of how many neutrons can be bound by a given number of protons — called the neutron drip line — is of fundamental importance in nuclear physics. It is unknown for all but the lightest elements, becau...

    T. Baumann, A. M. Amthor, D. Bazin, B. A. Brown, C. M. Folden III, A. Gade in Nature (2007)