| Description |
1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Science Spectra book series ; Volume 2 |
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Science spectra ; Volume 3
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| Contents |
Chapter 1 The landscape -- chapter 2 Elements created in stars -- chapter 3 Synthetic elements -- chapter 4 Elements made with light ion beams from ‘small’ cyclotrons -- chapter 5 Hot fusion and controversial discoveries: elements 102 to 106 -- chapter 6 Cold fusion and ‘big’ cyclotrons -- chapter 7 The dream: uranium beams -- chapter 8 Models, cross-section and fusion -- chapter 9 New techniques – kinematic separators and position-sensitive detectors -- chapter 10 New elements and other stories: from bohrium to meitnerium -- chapter 11 The year 1988: a new beginning -- chapter 12 Three more elements: 110, 111 and 112 -- chapter 13 Names mean more than numbers -- chapter 14 Attack on the domain of superheavies: elements 114, 116 and 118 -- chapter 15 Epilogue -- chapter 1 Bibliography |
| Notes |
Originally published in print: London : Taylor & Francis, 2002 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-210) and indexes |
| Subject |
Superheavy elements.
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Transuranium elements.
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Superheavy elements.
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Transuranium elements.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1482265176 |
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9781482265170 |
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