Odd-Z Transactinide Compound Nucleus Reactions Including the Discovery of 260Bh

Abstract

pb at an excitation energy of 15.0 MeV. The effect of the N = 152 shell is also seen in this isotope's alpha particle energy, the first evidence of such an effect in Bh.All reactions studied are also compared to model predictions by Świątecki,Siwek-Wilczńska, and Wilczyński's "Fusion By Diffusion" theory.