Four new atomic nuclei discovered
New isotopes of Berkelium, Neptunium and Americium
11-Sep-2015 -
For the experiment, the scientists shot at a 300-nanometer-thick foil of curium with accelerated calcium nuclei. In the collisions studied, the atomic nuclei of the two elements touched, and formed a compound system for an extremely short time. Before the compound system could break apart again, ...
americium
berkelium
neptunium
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