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Phys. Rev. Lett. 39, 12–15 (1977)

Proton Orbital ½- [521] and the Stability of Superheavy Elements

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I. Ahmad, A. M. Friedman, R. R. Chasman, and S. W. Yates*
Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439

Received 24 March 1977; published in the issue dated 4 July 1977

We present experimental evidence for the identification of the deformed proton orbital ½-- [521] in 251Es and 247Bk. The implications of this finding with respect to the stability of superheavy elements in the vicinity of Z114 are discussed.

© 1977 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.12
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.12
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*Present address: University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. 40506.