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Ca 48 + Bk 249 fusion reaction leading to element Z=117: Long-lived a -decaying Db 270 and discovery of Lr 266

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2014

Authors

Khuyagbaatar, J.
Yakushev, A.
Dullmann, Ch.E.
Ackermann, D.
Andersson, L.-L
Asai, M.
Block, M.
Boll, R.A.
Brand, H.
Fahlander, C.

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American Physical Society

Abstract

The superheavy element with atomic number Z=117 was produced as an evaporation residue in the Ca48+Bk249 fusion reaction at the gas-filled recoil separator TASCA at GSI Darmstadt, Germany. The radioactive decay of evaporation residues and their α-decay p

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Keywords: Atoms; Berkelium; Evaporation; Fusion reactions; Isotopes; Lawrencium; Atomic numbers; Decay products; Detection setup; Evaporation residues; Gas-filled recoil separator; Radioactive decay; Spontaneous fission; Super-heavy element; Decay (organic)

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/70327

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ANU Research Publications

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Physical Review Letters

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Open Access

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.172501

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