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Paths to superheavy nuclei

Godbey, Kyle [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States)] (ORCID:0000000306223646)·Nunes, F. M. [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States); Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)] (ORCID:0000000187653693)·Albertsson, Martin [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lund University (Sweden)] (ORCID:0000000271233376)·Cook, K. J. [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States); The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (Australia)] (ORCID:0000000259111333)·Gates, J. M. [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000201212633)·Hagel, K. [Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (United States)] (ORCID:0000000173479057)·Hagino, K. [Kyoto University (Japan)] (ORCID:0000000222501063)·Kowal, M. [National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw (Poland)] (ORCID:0000000336351868)·Lei, Jin [Tongji University, Shanghai (China)] (ORCID:0000000223232061)·Lubian, J. [Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janiero (Brazil)] (ORCID:0000000177351835)·Makowski, A. [Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)] (ORCID:0000000206992632)·McGlynn, P. [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States)] (ORCID:0000000344275674)·Mumpower, M. R. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000299509688)·Nazarewicz, W. [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States); Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)] (ORCID:0000000280847425)·Potel, G. [Universidad de Sevilla (Spain)] (ORCID:0000000248877499)·Pore, J. L. [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000326537597)·Rangel, J. [Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)] (ORCID:0000000176496725)·Sekizawa, K. [Institute of Science Tokyo (Japan); University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan); RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama (Japan)] (ORCID:0000000158001995)·Umar, A. S. [Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000292675253)
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This document summarizes the discussions and outcomes of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) Theory Alliance topical program ‘The path to Superheavy Isotopes’ held in June 2024 at FRIB. Its content is non-exhaustive, reflecting topics chosen and discussed by the participants. The program aimed to assess the current status of theory in superheavy nuclei (SHN) research and identify necessary theoretical developments to guide experimental programs and determine fruitful production mechanisms. This report details the intersection of SHN research with other fields, provides an overview of production mechanisms and theoretical models, discusses future needs in theory and experiment, explores other potential avenues for SHN synthesis, and highlights the importance of building a strong theory community in this area.

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Godbey, Kyle [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States)] (ORCID:0000000306223646), Nunes, F. M. [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States); Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)] (ORCID:0000000187653693), Albertsson, Martin [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lund University (Sweden)] (ORCID:0000000271233376), Cook, K. J. [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States); The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (Australia)] (ORCID:0000000259111333), Gates, J. M. [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000201212633), Hagel, K. [Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (United States)] (ORCID:0000000173479057), Hagino, K. [Kyoto University (Japan)] (ORCID:0000000222501063), Kowal, M. [National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw (Poland)] (ORCID:0000000336351868), Lei, Jin [Tongji University, Shanghai (China)] (ORCID:0000000223232061), Lubian, J. [Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janiero (Brazil)] (ORCID:0000000177351835), Makowski, A. [Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)] (ORCID:0000000206992632), McGlynn, P. [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States)] (ORCID:0000000344275674), Mumpower, M. R. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000299509688), Nazarewicz, W. [Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, East Lansing, MI (United States); Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)] (ORCID:0000000280847425), Potel, G. [Universidad de Sevilla (Spain)] (ORCID:0000000248877499), Pore, J. L. [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000326537597), Rangel, J. [Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)] (ORCID:0000000176496725), Sekizawa, K. [Institute of Science Tokyo (Japan); University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan); RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama (Japan)] (ORCID:0000000158001995), Umar, A. S. [Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000292675253). 2025-12-02. Paths to superheavy nuclei. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471%2Fae198f

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