A new assessment of the alleged link between element 115 and element 117 decay chains

U. Forsberg, D. Rudolph, C. Fahlander, P. Golubev, L.G. Sarmiento, S. Åberg, M. Block, Ch.E. Düllmann, F.P. Heßberger, J.V. Kratz, A. Yakushev

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Abstract

A novel rigorous statistical treatment is applied to available data (May 9, 2016) from search and spectroscopy experiments on the elements with atomic numbers Z = 115 and Z = 117 . The present analysis implies that the hitherto proposed cross-reaction link between α-decay chains associated with the isotopes 293-117 and 289-115 is highly improbable.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)293-296
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters. Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume760
Early online date2016 Jul 9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Sept 10

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Subatomic Physics

Free keywords

  • Superheavy elements
  • correlation analysis

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