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• Island of stabilityRelated: It competes with fission as a decay pathway that determines superheavy isotope lifetimes.

• Superheavy elementRelated: Many superheavy isotopes lose two protons and two neutrons through this pathway.

• OganessonRelated: Observed alpha-decay chains provided evidence for the identity of produced element-118 nuclei.

• Alpha particleRelated: This is the nuclear process that releases an alpha particle.

• Superheavy element synthesisRelated: Sequential alpha decays provide characteristic evidence for the identity of many synthesized nuclei.

• HeliumRelated: Alpha particles acquire electrons and become helium-4 atoms.

• Uranium-238Related: Uranium-238 begins its decay chain by emitting an alpha particle.

• NihoniumRelated: Nihonium isotopes were traced through chains containing successive alpha decays.

• Helium-4Related: It steadily supplies helium-4 to Earth’s crust and atmosphere.

• UnunenniumRelated: Alpha emissions are among the signals used to trace superheavy nuclei after production.

• Decay chainRelated: It lowers the parent’s proton number by two and mass number by four.

• Element discoveryRelated: Recognizable alpha-decay chains can link short-lived products to better-known nuclei.

• Transuranium elementRelated: Alpha emission is a common decay pathway among heavy transuranium nuclides.

• Transactinide elementRelated: Sequential alpha decays can identify a newly produced transactinide through its daughter nuclei.

• MoscoviumRelated: Moscovium isotopes were identified in part through alpha-decay chains to lighter nuclei.

• Plutonium-239Related: Plutonium-239 decays chiefly by alpha emission, becoming uranium-235.

• UnbiniliumRelated: A newly formed element-120 nucleus could be identified through a characteristic sequence of alpha decays.

• ActiniumRelated: Actinium-225 initiates a chain of alpha emissions that supplies the therapy’s cytotoxic radiation.

• AmericiumRelated: Americium-241 emits alpha particles that ionize air inside smoke detectors.

• CoperniciumRelated: Alpha-decay chains helped identify newly produced copernicium isotopes.

• Thorium-232Related: Thorium-232 begins its decay chain by emitting an alpha particle.

• AstatineRelated: Some radioactive decay chains produce astatine through alpha-particle emission.

• CuriumRelated: Several curium isotopes decay this way, changing into elements with atomic numbers two lower.

• DarmstadtiumRelated: Alpha particles from darmstadtium’s decay chains helped identify the newly formed element.

• LawrenciumRelated: Alpha emissions help identify and trace short-lived lawrencium isotopes.

• PoloniumRelated: Polonium isotopes commonly decay through this process.

• FranciumRelated: Francium-223 decays predominantly by alpha emission to astatine-219.

• DubniumRelated: Alpha-decay chains help identify dubnium atoms and their daughter nuclides.

• LivermoriumRelated: Observed alpha-decay chains linked livermorium atoms to known daughter nuclei.

• MeitneriumRelated: Several meitnerium isotopes are traced through characteristic alpha-decay chains.

• RoentgeniumRelated: Observed alpha-decay chains provided evidence for the identity of synthesized roentgenium.

• UnbiquadiumRelated: Alpha-decay chains could provide evidence for an element-124 nucleus and its descendants.

• UnpenthexiumRelated: Alpha-decay chains are a principal way researchers identify newly made superheavy nuclei.

• Finite potential wellRelated: A finite nuclear potential barrier lets the alpha-particle wavefunction leak outward.

• HassiumRelated: Alpha-particle emissions helped establish the identities of hassium decay products.

• Marguerite PereyRelated: Perey’s evidence depended on a small alpha-decay branch of actinium-227.

• NobeliumRelated: Alpha emissions help identify nobelium isotopes and trace their descendants.

• ProtactiniumRelated: Protactinium isotopes can undergo alpha decay, reducing their atomic number by two.

• ThorianiteRelated: Alpha particles from thorianite’s radionuclides contribute to internal radiation damage.

• UntrienniumRelated: A chain of alpha decays could provide evidence for a short-lived element 139 isotope.

• BohriumRelated: Several bohrium isotopes decay by alpha emission.

• Isotopes of uraniumRelated: Uranium isotopes commonly decay by emitting alpha particles.

• Poisoning of Alexander LitvinenkoRelated: Polonium-210’s alpha emissions damaged tissue after the isotope entered Litvinenko’s body.

• UnbibiumRelated: Chains of alpha decays can help identify a newly produced superheavy nucleus.

• UnquadseptiumRelated: Alpha-decay chains are a common signature used to identify superheavy nuclei.

• UnquadtriumRelated: Alpha-decay chains are a key way researchers might identify a newly made superheavy nucleus.

• UntrihexiumRelated: Alpha decay is one possible route by which a hypothetical element 136 isotope could transform.

• UntrioctiumRelated: Chains of alpha decays could provide evidence for a fleeting superheavy parent nucleus.

• UntriuniumRelated: Alpha-decay chains could provide evidence for an element 131 isotope if one were created.