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| At GSI a variety of instruments and techniques are applied to characterize transactinides, or superheavy elements, after synthesis in fusion reactions with heavy-ion beams. The program at the velocity filter SHIP, were elements 107 to 112 were discovered in Pb/Bi-target based reactions, has recently shifted to U-target based reactions. The synthesis of element 112 in 48Ca+238U reactions was confirmed at SHIP and attempts towards heavier elements are pursued. This program is complemented by spectroscopic studies and by the SHIPTRAP program. Recently, nuclear chemistry techniques were mainly applied to investigate Hs isotopes in the 270Hs region. These nuclear studies also improved our knowledge about the adsorption behavior of HsO4. To open up new frontiers in chemical and nuclear studies of transactinides the gas-filled recoil separator TASCA (TransActinide Separator and Chemistry Apparatus) was built and commissioned at GSI. New types of transactinide chemistry experiments with TASCA are under preparation. |
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Developments in Advanced Characterization Techniques in Actinide and Transactinide Science
8:30 AM-12:00 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 253, Oral
Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology |