Experimental survey of the production of α -decaying heavy elements in U238+Th232 reactions at 7.5–6.1 MeV/nucleon

Wuenschel, S.; Hagel, K.; Barbui, M.; Gauthier, J.; Cao, X. G.; Wada, R.; Kim, E. J.; Majka, Z.; Płaneta, R.; Sosin, Z.; Wieloch, A.; Zelga, K.; Kowalski, S.; Schmidt, K.; Ma, C.; Zhang, G.; Natowitz, J. B.

doi:10.1103/physrevc.97.064602

Title: Experimental survey of the production of $α$ -decaying heavy elements in ${}^{238}U + {}^{232}{Th}$ reactions at 7.5–6.1 MeV/nucleon

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Physical Review C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.97.064602· OSTI ID:1541050

Wuenschel, S.; Hagel, K.; Barbui, M.; Gauthier, J.; Cao, X. G.; Wada, R.; Kim, E. J.; Majka, Z.; Płaneta, R.; Sosin, Z.; Wieloch, A.; Zelga, K.; Kowalski, S.; Schmidt, K.; Ma, C.; Zhang, G.; Natowitz, J. B.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: FG03-93ER40773

OSTI ID:: 1541050

Journal Information:: Physical Review C, Vol. 97, Issue 6; ISSN 2469-9985

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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