Spontaneous Fission Previously Observed in a Mercury Source

PREVIOUSLY 1 , we have presented evidence for the possible existence of a superheavy element with atomic number 112. The principal evidence for the possible existence of this element was based on the observation of spontaneous fission in a mercury source separated from a tungsten target which had be...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1971-01, Vol.234 (5326), p.212-215
Main Authors: MARINOV, A, BATTY, C. J, KILVINGTON, A. I, WEIL, J. L, FRIEDMAN, A. M, NEWTON, G. W. A, ROBINSON, V. J, HEMINGWAY, J. D, MATHER, D. S
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