Search for superheavy elements with 292≤A≤310 in nature with accelerator mass spectrometry

P. Ludwig, T. Faestermann, G. Korschinek, G. Rugel, I. Dillmann, L. Fimiani, S. Bishop, P. Kumar

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Abstract

There is a possibility that small traces of long-lived superheavy elements (Z≥104) still exist in nature. An ultrasensitive search for such superheavy elements has been conducted at the Maier-Leibnitz Laboratory in Garching (Germany) by means of accelerator mass spectrometry. A sample of raw platinum has been scanned for 13 different masses in the range 292≤A≤310. The masses A=292 and 298 were scanned in pure osmium and pure lead fluoride, respectively. For each mass, several hours of background-free data were recorded. Since no events could be attributed to superheavy elements, upper limits on their abundances in the sample materials on the order of 10 -14-10-16 were established.

Original languageEnglish
Article number024315
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume85
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Feb 2012

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