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Discovery and cross-section measurement of neutron-rich isotopes in the element range from neodymium to platinum with the FRS
Kurcewicz, J.; Farinon, F.; Geissel, H.; Pietri, S.; Nociforo, C.; Prochazka, A.; Weick, H.; Winfield, J. S.; Estrade, Alfredo; Allegro, P. R. P.
Date: 2012-10-31
Type: Text
ISSN: 0370-2693
Source:
Physics Letters B 717(4-5), 371-375. (2012)
Abstract:
Using the high-resolution performance of the fragment separator FRS at GSI we have discovered 60 new neutron-rich isotopes in the atomic number range of 60 ⩽ Z ⩽ 78. The new isotopes were unambiguously identified in reactions with a 238U beam impinging on a Be target at 1 GeV/nucleon. The production cross-section for the new isotopes have been measured down to the pico-barn level and compared with predictions of different model calculations. For elements above hafnium fragmentation is the dominant reaction mechanism which creates the new isotopes, whereas fission plays a dominant role for the production of the new isotopes up to thulium.