Newly discovered seaborgium-257 provides important data on fragmentation and quantum shell effects
German scientists found a new superwhevy isotope in GSI Helmholtzentrum Für Schwerionenforschung, 257sg, named Cibergium, which reveals unexpected details about stability and nuclear fragmentation. The study was published in the physical review papers and describes how this isotope, which was made by fusing Chromium -52 with lead -206, survived for 12.6 milliseconds, longer than normal. … Read more