SHREC - Search for Element 120
The detector for SuperHeavy RECoils (SHREC) was delivered to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) to aid the discovery of a new element with proton number Z=120. Following the ionization and acceleration of heavy ions such as 48Ca and 50Ti, these impinging on thin foils comprising isotopically enriched, radioactive actinide material such as 244Pu or 249Cf, fusion-evaporation may lead to th
