Darmstadtium
Darmstatio (Ds, Z=110)
- Date
- 1994 · confidence high
- Place
- GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
- Credited to
- Sigurd Hofmann and the GSI team
- People
- 👤 Sigurd Hofmann1944–2022
- Field
- Matter & energy
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What was discovered
Four atoms of Ds-269 obtained in November 1994 by fusing nickel-62 with lead-208.
Berkeley and Dubna had earlier unconfirmed claims.
What it led to
- Name honouring the city of Darmstadt (2003)
- Platinum homologue in group 10
- German run of discoveries from 1994-1996
Built on
- Improved SHIP separator
- Cold fusion
Made possible
- Silicon position detectors for SHIP