Published October 18, 1976 | Version v1
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Proposed experiment to corroborate the existence of superheavy element 116 in nature

Creators

  • 1. Wherrett Laboratory of Nuclear Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260

Description

An experiment is proposed by which element 116 might be detected in nature with equal or greater sensitivity than quoted in the recent report of its possible discovery. The experiment depends on biological concentration by marine organisms, followed by radio-chemical concentration and proton-induced x-ray spectroscopic analysis

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
16
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1098-1100
ISSN
0031-9007

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