Abstract
A new formula for the nuclear charge radius is proposed, dependent on the mass numberA and neutron excessN-Z in the nucleus. It is simple and it reproduces all the experimentally available mean square radii and their isotopic shifts of even-even nuclei much better than other frequently used relations.
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This work is partly supported by the Polish Committee of Scientific Research under contract No. 203119101
The authors are very grateful to Prof. W. Swiatecki for his suggestions and helpful discussions. One of us (K.P.) would like also to thank the Autonoma University in Madrid, where part of the investigation was completed, for the good working conditions and the warm hospitality.