Actinide production in /sup 136/Xe bombardments of /sup 249/Cf

Journal Article · Sun May 31 20:00:00 EDT 1987 · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.35.2117· OSTI ID:6476521

Gregorich, K E; Moody, K J; Lee, D; Kot, W K; Welch, R B; Wilmarth, P A; Seaborg, G T

The production cross sections for the actinides from /sup 136/Xe bombardments of /sup 249/Cf at energies 1.02, 1.09, and 1.16 times the Coulomb barrier were determined. Chemical fractions of the individual actinide elements were prepared and the gamma, alpha, and spontaneous fission activities of the actinide isotopes were measured. The cross section distributions are presented and compared with those from other heavy ion bombardments of actinide targets. Conclusions are drawn as to the utility of these heavy ion bombardments for producing unknown isotopes in the actinide region. It is shown that for new neutron-rich actinide isotopes with atomic numbers smaller than that of the target these very heavy ion bombardments are perhaps the best method of production, and when using the most neutron-rich targets available new neutron-rich isotopes should be produced in quantities sufficient for their identification and study.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6476521
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 35:6; ISSN PRVCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ALPHA PARTICLES
CALIFORNIUM 249 TARGET
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
COULOMB FIELD
CROSS SECTIONS
DATA
DECAY
DIRECT REACTIONS
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FISSION
GAMMA RADIATION
HALF-LIFE
HEAVY ION REACTIONS
INFORMATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
ISOTOPES
NEUTRON-RICH ISOTOPES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
SPONTANEOUS FISSION
TARGETS
TRANSFER REACTIONS
XENON 136 REACTIONS