Calcium and berkelium nuclei spiralling together and fusing into tennessine, the product of the rarest target ever prepared, gone in an instant

Calcium and berkelium nuclei spiralling together and fusing into tennessine, the product of the rarest target ever prepared, gone in an instant

A short silent video about Tennessine (Ts), element 117, post-transition metal. Tennessine is named after the state of Tennessee, home to Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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  • Calcium and berkelium nuclei spiralling together and fusing into tennessine, the product of the rarest target ever prepared, gone in an instant (this video)

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