Phys.Rev. C 83, 054618 (2011)

J.M.Gates, Ch.E.Dullmann, M.Schadel, A.Yakushev, A.Turler, K.Eberhardt, J.V.Kratz, D.Ackermann, L.-L.Andersson, M.Block, W.Bruchle, J.Dvorak, H.G.Essel, P.A.Ellison, J.Even, U.Forsberg, J.Gellanki, A.Gorshkov, R.Graeger, K.E.Gregorich, W.Hartmann, R.-D.Herzberg, F.P.Hessberger, D.Hild, A.Hubner, E.Jager, J.Khuyagbaatar, B.Kindler, J.Krier, N.Kurz, S.Lahiri, D.Liebe, B.Lommel, M.Maiti, H.Nitsche, J.P.Omtvedt, E.Parr, D.Rudolph, J.Runke, H.Schaffner, B.Schausten, E.Schimpf, A.Semchenkov, J.Steiner, P.Thorle-Pospiech, J.Uusitalo, M.Wegrzecki, N.Wiehl

First superheavy element experiments at the GSI recoil separator TASCA: The production and decay of element 114 in the ²⁴⁴Pu(⁴⁸Ca, 3-4n) reaction

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ²⁰⁶Pb(⁴⁸Ca, 2n)²⁵²No, E=231.2 MeV; ²⁰⁷Pb(⁴⁸Ca, 2n)²⁵³No, E=231.2 MeV; ²⁰⁸Pb(⁴⁸Ca, 2n)²⁵⁴No, E=231.2 MeV; ²⁴⁴Pu(⁴⁸Ca, 3n)²⁸⁹Fl, E=254.6, 259.4 MeV; ²⁴⁴Pu(⁴⁸Ca, 4n)²⁸⁸Fl, E=254.6, 259.4 MeV; measured evaporation residue spectra, Eα, Iα, fission fragment spectra, Eγ, αγ-, α(particle)-coin, production cross sections. TASCA recoil separator at GSI. Comparison with previous measurements. RADIOACTIVITY ^252,253,254No, ^288,289Fl(α), (SF); measured Eα, half-lives, branching ratios for α and SF decay modes, (evaporation residues)α- and (evaporation residues)(fission fragments)-correlations, αγ-, γ(SF events)-coin. ²⁴⁸Fm, ²⁸¹Ds, ^284,285Cn, (α); measured Eα, EVR-α-α correlations, Eγ, half-lives. ²⁷⁷Hs(SF); measured total kinetic energy (TKE), half-life.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.83.054618