The New Element Californium (Atomic Number 98)
Description:
Definite identification has been made of an isotope of the element with atomic number 98 through the irradiation of Cm{sup 242} with about 35-Mev helium ions in the Berkeley Crocker Laboratory 60-inch cyclotron. The isotope which has been identified has an observed half-life of about 45 minutes and is thought to have the mass number 244. The observed mode of decay of 98{sup 244} is through the emission of alpha-particles, with energy of about 7.1 Mev, which agrees with predictions. Other consid…
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Date:
June 19, 1950
Creator:
Thompson, S. G.; Street Jr., K.; Ghiorso, A. & Seaborg, G. T.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department