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Title: First Direct Measurements of Superheavy-Element Mass Numbers

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
  4. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada)
  5. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  6. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  7. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); McGill Univ., Montreal, QC (Canada)

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1492331
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1483716; OSTI ID: 1515350; OSTI ID: 1542714; OSTI ID: 1557439
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-754504; LLNL-JRNL-766437; PRLTAO; ark:/13030/qt3gs7s64g
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 121, Issue 22; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 29 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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