arXiv · 1209.6431
New Result in the Production and Decay of an Isotope, 278[113], of the 113th Element
Abstract
An isotope of the 113th element, i.e., 278[113], was produced in a nuclear reaction with a 70Zn beam on a 209Bi target. We observed six consecutive α-decays following the implantation of a heavy particle in nearly the same position in the semiconductor detector under an extremely low background condition. The fifth and sixth decays are fully consistent with the sequential decays of 262Db and 258Lr in both decay energies and decay times. This indicates that the present decay chain consisted of 278[113], 274Rg (Z=111), 270Mt (Z=109), 266Bh (Z=107), 262Db (Z=105), and 258Lr (Z=103) with firm connections. This result, together with previously reported results from 2004 and 2007, conclusively leads to the unambiguous production and identification of the isotope 278[113] of the 113th element.
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Kosuke Morita, Kouji Morimoto, Daiya Kaji, Hiromitsu Haba, Kazutaka Ozeki, Yuki Kudou, Takayuki Sumita, Yasuo Wakabayashi, Akira Yoneda, Kengo Tanaka, Sayaka Yamaki, Ryutaro Sakai, Takahiro Akiyama, Shin-ichi Goto, Hiroo Hasebe, Minghui Huang, Tianheng Huang, Eiji Ideguchi, Yoshitaka Kasamatsu, Kenji Katori, Yoshiki Kariya, Hidetoshi Kikunaga, Hiroyuki Koura, Hisaaki Kudo, Akihiro Mashiko, Keita Mayama, Shin-ichi Mitsuoka, Toru Moriya, Masashi Murakami, Hirohumi Murayama, Saori Namai, Akira Ozawa, Nozomi Sato, Keisuke Sueki, Mirei Takeyama, Fuyuki Tokanai, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Atsushi Yoshida. 2012-09-28. New Result in the Production and Decay of an Isotope, 278[113], of the 113th Element. https://doi.org/10.1143/jpsj.81.103201
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