Physics of Superheavy Nuclei
Event Start:
2018-10-04T14:00:00
Event End:
2018-10-04T15:00:00
Event Information:
Where does the Periodic Table end? What is the mass of the heaviest atomic nucleus? With the addition of four new elements in 2015, the seventh row of the table is now complete, but answers to such basic questions remain elusive. I will present a brief review of the current status of the topic, and recent controversies in the field, including the failure to directly determine the atomic number, Z, and mass number, A, of many of the newly discovered superheavy isotopes. Then I will turn to describing new efforts to address outstanding issues.
Event Location:
TRIUMF Auditorium
Speaker:
Rod Clark (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
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Event Start:
2018-10-04T14:00:00
Event End:
2018-10-04T15:00:00
Physics of Superheavy Nuclei
Event Information:
Where does the Periodic Table end? What is the mass of the heaviest atomic nucleus? With the addition of four new elements in 2015, the seventh row of the table is now complete, but answers to such basic questions remain elusive. I will present a brief review of the current status of the topic, and recent controversies in the field, including the failure to directly determine the atomic number, Z, and mass number, A, of many of the newly discovered superheavy isotopes. Then I will turn to describing new efforts to address outstanding issues.
Event Location:
TRIUMF Auditorium