A beachhead on the island of stability

2015/07/31 by Yu. Ts. Oganessian, K. P. Rykaczewski · 22 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Chemistry · #Nuclear physics research studies #Astronomical and nuclear sciences #History and advancements in chemistry

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/pt.3.2880

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Abstract

Recent experiments to synthesize the heaviest elements have dramatically expanded the periodic table and the Segrè chart of nuclides.

Citations

• Closed shells for Z > 82 and N > 126 in a diffuse potential well
• Synthesis of a New Element with Atomic NumberZ=117
• Nuclear masses and deformations
• Heaviest nuclei from48Ca-induced reactions
• 48Ca+249Bk fusion reaction leading to element Z = 117: long-lived α-decaying 270Db and discovery of 266Lr.

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• Colloquium: Superheavy elements: Oganesson and beyond
• The periodic table of the elements: the search for transactinides and beyond
• Exploring the production of new superheavy nuclei with proton and α-particle evaporation channels
• Copernicium [wikipedia]
• Darmstadtium [wikipedia]
• Dubnium [wikipedia]
• Flerovium [wikipedia]
• Island of stability [wikipedia]
• Isotopes of oganesson [wikipedia]
• Lawrencium [wikipedia]
• Livermorium [wikipedia]
• Meitnerium [wikipedia]
• Moscovium [wikipedia]
• Nihonium [wikipedia]
• Nobelium [wikipedia]
• Oganesson [wikipedia]
• Roentgenium [wikipedia]
• Rutherfordium [wikipedia]
• Seaborgium [wikipedia]
• Superheavy element [wikipedia]
• Unbibium [wikipedia]
• Unbinilium [wikipedia]