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Newly Discovered Short-Lived Neutron-Rich Uranium Isotope Created through Multinucleon Transfer

Scientists have created a new, highly radioactive isotope of uranium, uranium-241, using a technique called multinucleon transfer. The discovery of this isotope has significant implications for the study of nuclear and astrophysics, as well as our understanding of heavy elements' behavior and stability. The half-life of uranium-241 has not been measured yet, but theoretical predictions suggest that it may last only around 40 minutes before decaying into other elements.

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New Uranium-241 Isotope Studied with Multinucleon Transfer and Mass Spectrometry

Researchers at the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan have created and examined Uranium-241 and Uranium-242 isotopes using a cyclotron and a mass spectrograph. The process of multinucleon transfer (MNT) was employed to produce the isotopes, which were then analyzed using a newly installed mass spectrograph. The production of new artificial isotopes of uranium allows for experimental confirmation of theoretical predictions and extrapolations from previous data, potentially leading to discoveries such as the predicted island of stability with superheavy, stable elements.

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Physicists discover new uranium isotope in pursuit of "magic number".

A team of nuclear physicists from Japan and Korea has discovered a previously unknown uranium isotope with atomic number 92 and mass 241. The researchers used a new approach to synthesize the isotope under lab conditions by firing a sample of uranium-238 nuclei at a sample of platinum-198 nuclei using an isotope separation system. The technique used by the team represents a pathway to better understanding the shapes of large nuclei associated with the heavy elements, which could yield changes to models used to build nuclear power plants and weapons and to theories describing the behavior of exploding stars.

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