Colloquium: Superheavy elements: Oganesson and beyond

S. A. Giuliani, Z. Matheson, W. Nazarewicz, E. Olsen, P.-G. Reinhard, J. Sadhukhan, B. Schuetrumpf, N. Schunck, and P. Schwerdtfeger
Rev. Mod. Phys. 91, 011001 – Published 22 January 2019

Abstract

During the last decade, six new superheavy elements were added into the seventh period of the periodic table, with the approval of their names and symbols. This milestone was followed by proclaiming 2019 the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements by the United Nations General Assembly. According to theory, due to their large atomic numbers, the new arrivals are expected to be qualitatively and quantitatively different from lighter species. The questions pertaining to superheavy atoms and nuclei are in the forefront of research in nuclear and atomic physics and chemistry. This Colloquium offers a broad perspective on the field and outlines future challenges.

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  • Received 22 August 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.91.011001

© 2019 American Physical Society

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Nuclear Physics

Authors & Affiliations

S. A. Giuliani, Z. Matheson, W. Nazarewicz*, and E. Olsen

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy and FRIB Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA

P.-G. Reinhard

  • Institut für Theoretische Physik II, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

J. Sadhukhan

  • Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata 700064, India and Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India

B. Schuetrumpf

  • GSI Helmholzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany and Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany

N. Schunck

  • Nuclear and Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA

P. Schwerdtfeger

  • Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, The New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University Auckland, 0632 Auckland, New Zealand and Centre for Advanced Study at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, 0271 Oslo, Norway

  • *witek@frib.msu.edu

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Vol. 91, Iss. 1 — January - March 2019

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