The electric quadrupole moment of an odd proton nucleus is \frac{(2j- 1)}{2(j+1)}\left\langle {r}^{2} \right\rangle, where j is the total angular momentum. Given that {R}_{0}=1.2fm, what is the value in barn, of the quadrupole moment of the { }^{27} Al nucleus in the shell model?

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The electric quadrupole moment of an odd proton nucleus is

\frac{( 2 j - 1 )}{2 ( j + 1 )} ⟨ r^{2} ⟩

, where

j

is the total angular momentum. Given that

R_{0} = 1.2 f m

, what is the value in barn, of the quadrupole moment of the

^{27}

Al nucleus in the shell model?

10.043
20.023
30.915
40

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