Nickel and lead nuclei spiralling together and fusing into darmstadtium, shining like a captured star before cascading into alpha decays

Nickel and lead nuclei spiralling together and fusing into darmstadtium, shining like a captured star before cascading into alpha decays

A short silent video about Darmstadtium (Ds), element 110, transition metal. Darmstadtium is named after Darmstadt, Germany, where it was first created at the GSI research center.

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  • Nickel and lead nuclei spiralling together and fusing into darmstadtium, shining like a captured star before cascading into alpha decays (this video)

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