CHEMICAL SIGNATURES FOR SUPERHEAVY ELEMENTARY PARTICLES

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1134727· OSTI ID:1134727

Cahn, Robert N.; Glashow, Sheldon L.

Models of dynamical symmetry breaking suggest the existence of many particles in the 10 GeV to 100 TeV mass range. Among these may be charged particles, X{sup ±}, which are stable or nearly so. The X{sup +}'s would form superheavy hydrogen, while the X{sup -}'s would bind to nuclei. Chemical isolation of naturally occurring technetium, promethium, actinium, protactinium, neptunium or americium would indicate the presence of superheavy particles in the forms RuX{sup -}, SmX{sup -}, {sup 232}ThX{sup -}, {sup 235, 236, 238}UX{sup -}, {sup 244}PuX{sup -}, or {sup 247}CmX{sup -}. Other substances worth searching for include superheavy elements with the chemical properties of B, F, Mn, Be, Sc, V, Li, Ne, and Tl.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Computing Sciences Directorate; Physics Division
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1134727
• Report Number(s): LBL-12010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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