AWhat changed
Reported three correlated decay chains assigned to isotope 294 of element 118.
Scientific scope
The record is the exact 30-author 2006 Physical Review C paper. It reports three decay chains and very small production cross sections; later confirmations, the 2015 discovery adjudication, naming as oganesson and other superheavy-element work remain separate.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the exact 30-author 2006 Physical Review C paper. It reports three decay chains and very small production cross sections; later confirmations, the 2015 discovery adjudication, naming as oganesson and other superheavy-element work remain separate.
Contributors
- The named authors listed in the linked research record · SCIENCE: Complete source byline retained in the research record; this collective display does not merge person identities or measure labor shares.
- APS full paper for synthesis of isotopes of elements 118 and 116
- IUPAC technical report on discovery of element 118
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