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Superheavy atoms weigh in

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Precise mass measurement aids the hunt for heavy elements that decay slowly.

Using a special trap, researchers have captured and weighed three isotopes of the superheavy element nobelium — the heaviest element so far to have its mass measured directly.

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  1. Block, M. et al. Nature 463, 785-788 (2010).

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  1. Geoff Brumfiel
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Brumfiel, G. Superheavy atoms weigh in. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.58

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