This paper reviews the reactor production of heavy actinides, the recovery and chemical separation of actinide materials, and the preparation of actinide targets for superheavy element experiments.
A team of scientists has made significant progress in the ongoing quest to create new, long-lasting superheavy nuclei. These double magic nuclei, characterized by a precise number of protons and ...
In the search for superheavy elements, element 112 was a stepping stone towards the 'islands of stability'. Sigurd Hofmann now relates the steps that led to its 'creation' and detection.
Synthesis of superheavy element 120 in terms of the Ti50+Cf249−252 fusion-evaporation reactions is evaluated and discussed. It is found that the reactions of Cf250,251(Ti50,3n)120297,298 and Cf251,252 ...
The clustering phenomenon in superheavy nuclei is studied within the relativistic mean field approach by using the axially deformed harmonic oscillator basis. The standard BCS pairing scheme is ...