Abstract
Forty years ago the methods used to detect the radiations from new elements were not very sophisticated although they did suffice. It is interesting to contrast the techniques used at that time with those available today.
This work was supported by the Director, Office of Energy Research, Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Science Division, U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC03–76SF00098.
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Ghiorso, A. (1985). Reminiscences of an Instrumentalist. In: Edelstein, N.M., Navratil, J.D., Schulz, W.W. (eds) Americium and Curium Chemistry and Technology. Topics in f-Element Chemistry, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5444-1_2
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