Authors:	Düllmann, Christoph E. Artes, Ernst Dragoun, Andreas Haas, Raphael Jäger, E. Kindler, Birgit Lommel, B. Mangold, K.-M. Meyer, Carl-Christian Mokry, Christoph Munnik, Frans Rapps, M. Renisch, Dennis Runke, Jörg Seibert, Alice Stöckl, Markus Thörle-Pospiech, Petra Trautmann, Christina Trautmann, Norbert Yakushev, Alexander
Title:	Advancements in the fabrication and characterization of actinide targets for superheavy element production
Online publication date:	9-Feb-2023
Year of first publication:	2022
Language:	english
Abstract:	The heaviest elements can exclusively be produced in actinide-target based nuclear fusion reactions with intense heavy-ion beams. Ever more powerful accelerators deliver beams of continuously increasing intensity, which brings targets of current technology to their limits and beyond. We motivate efforts to produce targets with improved properties, which calls for a better understanding of targets produced by molecular plating, the current standard method. Complementary analytical methods will help shedding more light on their chemical and physical changes in the beam. Special emphasis is devoted to the aspect of the optimum target thickness and the choice of the backing material.
DDC:	540 Chemie 540 Chemistry and allied sciences
Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Department:	FB 09 Chemie, Pharmazie u. Geowissensch. Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Place:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8788
Version:	Published version
Publication type:	Zeitschriftenaufsatz
License:	CC BY
Information on rights of use:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Journal:	Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Version of Record (VoR)
Publisher:	Springer Science + Business Media B.V.
Publisher place:	Dordrecht u.a.
Issue date:	2022
ISSN:	1588-2780
Publisher DOI:	10.1007/s10967-022-08631-4
Appears in collections:	DFG-491381577-H