Colliding a heavy projectile with an even heavier target nucleus only occasionally produces superheavy elements. Analyses of the processes that prevent fusion suggest that projectile size is one of ...

When one studies strongly radioactive substances special precautions must be taken. Dust, the air of the room, and one’s clothes all become radioactive. — Marie Curie The term “radioligand therapy” ...

A new compound based on Iridium, a rare metal which landed in the Gulf of Mexico 66 M years ago, hooked onto albumin, a protein in blood, can attack the nucleus of cancerous cells when switched on by ...

The study of heavy and superheavy nuclei probes the limits of nuclear stability and the interplay between quantum shells, collective deformations and strong Coulomb forces. In these systems, ...

Nucleus-nucleus potential (left) and barrier distribution (right) for 40 Ca + 144 Sm. In contrast to light particle induced fusion reactions, the realistic nucleus-nucleus potential is different from ...