Island of enhanced stability (IMAGE)

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Island of enhanced stability

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The island of enhanced stability of superheavy elements as seen in 2024: The coast has been reached and the experimenters have left the first footprints on the beach. Stability mountains are emerging, but it is still unclear where exactly these are to be found. Neither is it clear how long-lived the most stable atomic nuclei will be – hence, how high the mountains will be.

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Picture: Simon Tschachtli / JGU & GSI Darmstadt

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