Livermorium: Physicists Find Novel Way to Produce Element 116

Using Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s 88-Inch Cyclotron, an international team of physicists has successfully made two atoms of livermorium (atomic symbol Lv) using a titanium beam for the first time, a breakthrough that enables the lab to try to make new element 120. The post Livermorium: Physicists Find Novel Way to Produce Element 116 appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Apr 7, 2025 - 10:45
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Livermorium: Physicists Find Novel Way to Produce Element 116
To make livermorium, Gates et al. fused isotopes of titanium and plutonium. Image credit: Jenny Nuss, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Using Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s 88-Inch Cyclotron, an international team of physicists has successfully made two atoms of livermorium (atomic symbol Lv) using a titanium beam for the first time, a breakthrough that enables the lab to try to make new element 120.

The post Livermorium: Physicists Find Novel Way to Produce Element 116 appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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