New Elements: Accelerated Calcium-48 Ion and Americium-243 Target Atom Before Collision (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

New Elements: Accelerated Calcium-48 Ion and Americium-243 Target Atom Before Collision

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An accelerated calcium-48 ion and an americium-243 target atom just before they collide.

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Illustration credit: Thomas Tegge, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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