Number: 2006-046-1-200
Title: Priority claims for the discovery of elements with
atomic number greater than 111
Task Group
Chairman: Paul
J. Karol
Members: Robert
C. Barber, Hiromichi
Nakahara, Emanuele
Vardaci, and Erich Vogt
Remark: Joint IUPAP/IUPAC Working Party
Objective: The IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party is charged
with examining the priority claims for the discovery of elements with
atomic number greater than 111.
Description:
The procedures to be followed in assigning priorities and the subsequent
naming process will be the same as those used for the recently named
elements darmstadtium and roentgenium with atomic numbers 110 and
111, respectively.
In brief, the submissions received will be examined by a IUPAC/IUPAP
Joint Working Party of experts the membership of which is approved
by the Presidents of IUPAC and of the International Union of Pure
and Applied Physics (IUPAP). The JWP will issue its findings in the
form of a report and the successful claimants will then be invited
to propose a name for any element for the discovery of which they
have been given priority. The details of procedures are set out in
detail in the IUPAC web:
> Naming the Elements
Progress:
Claims for the discovery of elements of atomic number greater than
111 have been invited and the scientists name below have submitted
the following claims:
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Dr. Amnon Marinov, The Hewbrew University, Jerusalem,
Israel; for element 112
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Dr. Kosuke Morita, The Institute of Physical and
Chemical Research, Riken, Japan; for element 112 (in part) and element
113
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Dr. Sergey Dimitriev, Joint Institute for Nuclear
Research, Dubna, Russia; for elements 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, and
118
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Dr. Sigurd Hofmann, Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung
mbH, Darmstadt, Germany; for element 112