Nuclear and chemical characterization of heavy actinides

重アクチノイド元素の核的・化学的特性

永目 諭一郎 

Nagame, Yuichiro

Recent progress in the production of heavy nuclei far from stability and in the studies of nuclear and chemical properties of heavy actinides is briefly reviewed. Exotic nuclear decay properties including nuclear fission of heavy nuclei, measurements of first ionization potentials of heavy actinides, and redox studies of heavy actinides are described. Brief history of discovery of the transuranium elements is also presented.