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If I read that right (goes for this whole comment), their results should be sorta similar to what the NSCL produced? This increases the kinetic energy from 140
by ianai 5y ago
If I read that right (goes for this whole comment), their results should be sorta similar to what the NSCL produced? This increases the kinetic energy from 140 MeV to 200 MeV. Not sure of the other specifics. I went looking for what ions the NSCL produced, but I’m having no luck.
I find this area of inquiry really, really fascinating. Wish it had been further fleshed out decades ago because who knows what physics expanding the heavier end of the periodic table will glimpse.
Then of course they’re going to be able to accelerate their heavier ions again. Gives me hope for some cool new physics in my lifetime.
- ianai 5y agoThey do include this graphic of prior results. Looks like they got much further than expected in the past. I’m guessing this means they’re less likely to see new stuff in the first interactions than the later with heavier products of the first interaction. https://media.nature.com/lw800/magazine-assets/d41586-022-00711-5/d41586-022-00711-5_20356530.jpg https://media.nature.com/lw800/magazine-assets/d41586-022-00...
- pmayrgundter 5y agoThere's also this cool thing to look for: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_stability https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_stability Up near z=115 and n=180. Buut, looks like this beam won't get there yet and nothing on the horizon "Radioactive ion beams (such as 44S) in combination with actinide targets (such as 248Cm) may allow the production of more neutron rich nuclei nearer to the center of the island of stability, though such beams are not currently available in the required intensities to conduct such experiments." But maybe we'll get lucky!