Meitnerium
Meitnerio (Mt, Z=109)
- Date
- 1982 · confidence high
- Place
- GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
- Credited to
- Peter Armbruster and Gottfried Münzenberg (GSI)
- People
- 👤 Gottfried Münzenberg1940–2024👤 Peter Armbruster1931–2024
- Field
- Matter & energy
What was discovered
A single atom of Mt-266 identified in 1982 by fusing iron-58 with bismuth-209; named after Lise Meitner.
The only element named after a non-mythological woman (along with the shared curium).
What it led to
- Discovery of an element from a single atom
- Recognition of Lise Meitner
- Extension of the d-block to group 9
Built on
- UNILAC and SHIP
- Cold fusion
Made possible
- Identification by decay chain of an atom