Ion Recycling to Illuminate the Heaviest Elements
The properties and behavior of matter are governed by the way chemical elements bond with one another, from the burning of wood to the action of medicines.
For many of the 118 known elements, the intricate electronic structures of the atoms responsible for chemical bonding are well understood. However, for the superheavy elements, measuring even a single property is a major challenge.
New Technique
A team of researchers at the ISOLDE facility at CERN has reported a novel technique in a paper published in Nature Communications, which could help unlock the chemistry of superheavy elements.
- Potential applications in fundamental physics research
- Potential applications in medical treatments
Superheavy elements are highly unstable and can only be produced in accelerator laboratories in minute amounts, making it necessary for researchers to perfect their techniques on stable and lighter elements first.
No single property of these exotic species can be measured without a challenge.
Author's summary: Researchers develop a novel technique to study superheavy elements.
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