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Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 212702 (2004) [4 pages]

Development of an Odd-Z-Projectile Reaction for Heavy Element Synthesis: 208Pb(64Ni,n)271Ds and 208Pb(65Cu,n)272111

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C. M. Folden, III1,2, K. E. Gregorich1, Ch. E. Düllmann1,2, H. Mahmud1, G. K. Pang1,2, J. M. Schwantes1,2, R. Sudowe3, P. M. Zielinski1,2, H. Nitsche1,2, and D. C. Hoffman1,2
1Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
2Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
3Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA

Received 29 May 2004; published 17 November 2004

Seven 271Ds decay chains were identified in the bombardment of 208Pb targets with 311.5 and 314.3 MeV 64Ni projectiles using the Berkeley Gas-filled Separator. These data, combined with previous results, provide an excitation function for this reaction. From these results, an optimum energy of 321 MeV was estimated for the production of 272111 in the new reaction 208Pb(65Cu,n). One decay chain was observed, resulting in a cross section of 1.7-1.4+3.9   pb. This experiment confirms the discovery of element 111 by the Darmstadt Group who used the 209Bi(64Ni,n)272111 reaction.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.212702
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.212702
PACS:
25.70.Gh, 23.60.+e, 27.90.+b
 
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