Towards New Elements: Production of Superheavy Elements with 50Ti and 54Cr

The theoretical study aims to synthesize superheavy elements with \( Z ≥ 114 \) by irradiating an actinide target with a beam heavier than \(⁴⁸Ca\). The results for the \(²⁴⁴Pu(⁵⁰Ti, xn)²⁹⁴⁻ˣLv\) and \(²³⁸U(⁵⁴Cr, xn)²⁹²⁻ˣLv\) reactions are in good agreement with the latest experimental data released by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR). The research indicates that reactions using \( {⁵⁰Ti} \) have higher cross sections for the production of superheavy elements compared to reactions using \( {⁵⁴Cr} \). It suggests that with a \( {⁵⁰Ti} \) beam, there is potential for synthesizing superheavy elements near the island of stability, as well as new elements beyond \( Z = 118 \).