| Glimpses of a
superheavy element
Researchers
bombarded a plutonium target with calcium projectiles to obtain isotopes
of the unusually stable element 114.
References:
Oganessian, Yu.
Ts., et al. 1999. Synthesis of superheavy nuclei in the 48Ca
+ 244Pu reaction. Physical Review Letters 83(Oct.
18):3154.
Further Readings:
1999. First
postcard from the island of nuclear stability. CERN Courier
(September):19.
Weiss, P. 1999. New element leaves lightweights behind. Science
News 155(Feb. 6):85.
Sources:
Yuri Ts.
Oganessian
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
141980 Dubna
Russia
Web site: http://www.jinr.ru/index.html
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 18, October 30, 1999, p. 287. Copyright © 1999,
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