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author Gates, J. M.
Orford, R.
Rudolph, D.
Appleton, C.
Barrios, B. M.
Benitez, J. Y.
Bordeau, M.
Botha, W.
Campbell, C. M.
Chadderton, J.
Chemey, A. T.
Clark, R. M.
Crawford, H. L.
Despotopulos, J. D.
Dorvaux, O.
Esker, N. E.
Fallon, P.
Folden III, C. M.
Gall, B. J. P.
Garcia, F. H.
Golubev, P.
Gooding, J. A.
Grebo, M.
Gregorich, K. E.
Guerrero, M.
Henderson, R. A.
Herzberg, R. -D.
Hrabar, Y.
King, T. T.
Covo, M. Kireeff
Kirkland, A. S.
Krücken, R.
Leistenschneider, E.
Lykiardopoulou, E. M.
McCarthy, M.
Mildon, J. A.
Müller-Gatermann, C.
Phair, L.
Pore, J. L.
Rice, 1 E.
Rykaczewski, K. P.
Sammis, B. N.
Sarmiento, L. G.
Seweryniak, D.
Sharp, D. K.
Sinjari, A.
Steinegger, P.
Stoyer, M. A.
Szornel, J. M.
Thomas, K.
Todd, D. S.
Vo, P.
Watson, V.
Wooddy, P. T.
author_facet Gates, J. M.
Orford, R.
Rudolph, D.
Appleton, C.
Barrios, B. M.
Benitez, J. Y.
Bordeau, M.
Botha, W.
Campbell, C. M.
Chadderton, J.
Chemey, A. T.
Clark, R. M.
Crawford, H. L.
Despotopulos, J. D.
Dorvaux, O.
Esker, N. E.
Fallon, P.
Folden III, C. M.
Gall, B. J. P.
Garcia, F. H.
Golubev, P.
Gooding, J. A.
Grebo, M.
Gregorich, K. E.
Guerrero, M.
Henderson, R. A.
Herzberg, R. -D.
Hrabar, Y.
King, T. T.
Covo, M. Kireeff
Kirkland, A. S.
Krücken, R.
Leistenschneider, E.
Lykiardopoulou, E. M.
McCarthy, M.
Mildon, J. A.
Müller-Gatermann, C.
Phair, L.
Pore, J. L.
Rice, 1 E.
Rykaczewski, K. P.
Sammis, B. N.
Sarmiento, L. G.
Seweryniak, D.
Sharp, D. K.
Sinjari, A.
Steinegger, P.
Stoyer, M. A.
Szornel, J. M.
Thomas, K.
Todd, D. S.
Vo, P.
Watson, V.
Wooddy, P. T.
contents The $^{244}$Pu($^{50}$Ti,$xn$)$^{294-x}$Lv reaction was investigated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's 88-Inch Cyclotron facility. The experiment was aimed at the production of a superheavy element with $Z\ge 114$ by irradiating an actinide target with a beam heavier than $^{48}$Ca. Produced Lv ions were separated from the unwanted beam and nuclear reaction products using the Berkeley Gas-filled Separator and implanted into a newly commissioned focal plane detector system. Two decay chains were observed and assigned to the decay of $^{290}$Lv. The production cross section was measured to be $σ_{\rm prod}=0.44(^{+58}_{-28})$~pb at a center-of-target center-of-mass energy of 220(3)~MeV. This represents the first published measurement of the production of a superheavy element near the `Island-of-Stability', with a beam of $^{50}$Ti and is an essential precursor in the pursuit of searching for new elements beyond $Z=118$.
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spellingShingle Towards the Discovery of New Elements: Production of Livermorium (Z=116) with 50Ti
Gates, J. M.
Orford, R.
Rudolph, D.
Appleton, C.
Barrios, B. M.
Benitez, J. Y.
Bordeau, M.
Botha, W.
Campbell, C. M.
Chadderton, J.
Chemey, A. T.
Clark, R. M.
Crawford, H. L.
Despotopulos, J. D.
Dorvaux, O.
Esker, N. E.
Fallon, P.
Folden III, C. M.
Gall, B. J. P.
Garcia, F. H.
Golubev, P.
Gooding, J. A.
Grebo, M.
Gregorich, K. E.
Guerrero, M.
Henderson, R. A.
Herzberg, R. -D.
Hrabar, Y.
King, T. T.
Covo, M. Kireeff
Kirkland, A. S.
Krücken, R.
Leistenschneider, E.
Lykiardopoulou, E. M.
McCarthy, M.
Mildon, J. A.
Müller-Gatermann, C.
Phair, L.
Pore, J. L.
Rice, 1 E.
Rykaczewski, K. P.
Sammis, B. N.
Sarmiento, L. G.
Seweryniak, D.
Sharp, D. K.
Sinjari, A.
Steinegger, P.
Stoyer, M. A.
Szornel, J. M.
Thomas, K.
Todd, D. S.
Vo, P.
Watson, V.
Wooddy, P. T.
Nuclear Experiment
The $^{244}$Pu($^{50}$Ti,$xn$)$^{294-x}$Lv reaction was investigated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's 88-Inch Cyclotron facility. The experiment was aimed at the production of a superheavy element with $Z\ge 114$ by irradiating an actinide target with a beam heavier than $^{48}$Ca. Produced Lv ions were separated from the unwanted beam and nuclear reaction products using the Berkeley Gas-filled Separator and implanted into a newly commissioned focal plane detector system. Two decay chains were observed and assigned to the decay of $^{290}$Lv. The production cross section was measured to be $σ_{\rm prod}=0.44(^{+58}_{-28})$~pb at a center-of-target center-of-mass energy of 220(3)~MeV. This represents the first published measurement of the production of a superheavy element near the `Island-of-Stability', with a beam of $^{50}$Ti and is an essential precursor in the pursuit of searching for new elements beyond $Z=118$.
title Towards the Discovery of New Elements: Production of Livermorium (Z=116) with 50Ti
topic Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.16079