title: Independent verification of element 114 Production in the ;{48}Ca + ;{242}Pu reaction.
abstract: Independent verification of the production of element 114 in the reaction of 244-MeV ;{48}Ca with ;{242}Pu is presented. Two chains of time- and position-correlated decays have been assigned to ;{286}114 and ;{287}114. The observed decay modes, half-lives, and decay energies agree with published results. The measured cross sections at a center-of-target energy of 244 MeV for the ;{242}Pu(;{48}Ca,3-4n);{287,286}114 reactions were 1.4_{-1.2};{+3.2} pb each, which are lower than the reported values.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stavsetra
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Gregorich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dvorak
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ellison
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dragojević
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nitsche