Present and Future Prospects for Synthesis of Heavy Nuclei

The following sections are included:

• Nuclear shells and stability of heavy nuclei

• Reactions of synthesis

  • Cold fussion of a massive nuclei

  • Cold fussion with RIB

  • Hot Fussion Reactions

• Discovery of enhanced stability near closed deformed shells

  • Experimental results

• Problems of synthesizing superheavy nuclei near closed spherical shells

• Conclusion

• Acknowledgments

• References