1. Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, D-6100, Darmstadt, Germany 2. Institut für Kernchemie, Universit?t Mainz, D-6500, Mainz, Germany 3. GSI Darmstadt, Germany
Abstract:
A search with radiochemical methods for long-lived superheavy elements in 238U targets bombarded with intense beams of136Xe ions produced negative results. A formation cross section of ≤1×10?35 cm2 is deduced at 95% confidence level for nuclides with half-lives between 1 and 200 d.