Attempt to produce element 120 in the Pu244+Fe58 reaction
Abstract
An experiment aimed at the synthesis of isotopes of element 120 has been performed using the Pu244(Fe58,xn)302-x120 reaction. No decay chains consistent with fusion-evaporation reaction products were observed during an irradiation with a beam dose of 7.1×1018330-MeV58Fe projectiles. The sensitivity of the experiment corresponds to a cross section of 0.4 pb for the detection of one decay.
- Publication:
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Physical Review C
- Pub Date:
- February 2009
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2009PhRvC..79b4603O
- Keywords:
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- 25.70.Gh;
- 23.60.+e;
- 25.85.Ca;
- 27.90.+b;
- Compound nucleus;
- Alpha decay;
- Spontaneous fission;
- 220<
- =A