Moscovium
Moscovio (Mc, Z=115)
- Date
- 2003 · confidence high
- Place
- Dubna, Russia (JINR)
- Credited to
- Yuri Oganessian and the JINR-Livermore collaboration
- People
- 👤 Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian1933–
- Field
- Matter & energy
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What was discovered
Four atoms produced by fusing calcium-48 with americium-243; their decay generated the first atoms of nihonium.
Recognised by the IUPAC in 2015.
What it led to
- Indirect discovery of element 113
- Named after the Moscow region
- Confirmation of decay chains at GSI and Berkeley
Built on
- Ca-48 method
- Oak Ridge americium target
Made possible
- Cross-confirmation through dubnium chemistry