REVIEW REGARDING DISCOVERY OF SUPER HEAVY NUCLEI (SHN) AND RELATED FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS

Abstract

Discovery of super heavy nuclei (SHN), their properties, present status and other related aspects reported in the literature are presented in the article. A review of work done in the field of heavy and super heavy elements from early stages to present times has been mentioned. Also, the future prospective, brief overview of vast consequences of investigations as well as its outcome including numerous other possibilities relevant to this field is discussed. Investigations, till now, have confirmed the synthesis of nuclei with proton number Z = 118, along with a fair possibility of existence of nuclei beyond it.