hahnium266

Hahnium-266 is a synthetic isotope of hahnium, a transuranic element with the atomic number 105. It is produced through nuclear reactions, typically by bombarding a target of bismuth-209 with accelerated nuclei of nitrogen-15. The resulting isotope has a half-life of approximately 20 seconds, making it highly unstable and short-lived. Hahnium-266 decays primarily through alpha decay, although other decay modes such as spontaneous fission have also been observed. This isotope is of interest to scientists studying the properties of superheavy elements and the limits of nuclear stability. Due to its short half-life and the challenges associated with its production, hahnium-266 is not found in nature and is primarily used in scientific research.