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Before the development of the nuclear shell model estimates of the strength of the nuclear spin-orbit interaction varied widely. Wheeler was the first to conclude that the nuclear spin-orbit interaction produces splittings of several MeV. This conclusion appeared, however, to be inconsistent with some experimental results that later turned out to be faulty.
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Barschall, H.H., Brown, L. Early estimates of the strength of the nuclear spin-orbit force. Found Phys 16, 115–124 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889376
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