U.S. and Russian scientists on Monday announced they have created the newest super-heavy element, element 118. Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from Dubna, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia, discovered the element during experiments last year. The researchers observed atomic decay patterns, or chains, that establish the existence of element 118. In these decay chains, previously observed element 116 is produced via the alpha decay of element 118.
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US, Russian Scientists Create Super-Heavy Element 118
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire October 17, 2006 10:32 AMU.S. and Russian scientists on Monday announced they have created the newest super-heavy element, element 118. Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from Dubna, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia, discovered the element during experiments last year. The researchers observed atomic decay patterns, or chains, that establish the existence of element 118. In these decay chains, previously observed element 116 is produced via the alpha decay of element 118.