Discovery of elements 113 - 118

Abstract

Review of discovery and investigation of isotopes of elements 113-118 produced in the reactions of⁴⁸Ca with target nuclei²³⁸U-²⁴⁹Cf is presented. The synthesis of the heaviest nuclei, their summary decay properties, and methods of identification are discussed. The radioactive properties of the new nuclei give evidence of the significant increase of the stability of the heavy nuclei with rise of their neutron number and approaching magic number N=184.

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Utyonkov, V.; Oganessian, Yu. Ts.; Dmitriev, S. N.; Itkis, M. G.; Moody, K. J.; Stoyer, M.; Shaughnessy, D.; Roberto, J. B.; Rykaczewski, K.; and Hamilton, J. H. (2017) "Discovery of elements 113 - 118," Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials: Vol. 1: No. 1, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29317/ejpfm.2017010101