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Nuclear fusion

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These fusion reaction ideas will most likely look stupid to anyone who knows how many neutrons will be evaporated from those reactions.

Unbinilium (120Ubn)

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Californium + Titanium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

252
98
Cf
+ 50
22
Ti
302
120
Ubn
* → 299
120
Ubn
+ 3 n?

252Cf has a pretty short half-life, but that half-life is still longer than that of 249Bk, so it shouldn't be out of the question to use it as a target.

Curium + Chromium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

250
96
Cm
+ 54
24
Cr
304
120
Ubn
* → 300
120
Ubn
+ 4 n?

250Cm has a half-life of 9,000 years, so I don't understand why it hasn't really been used as a target before.

Plutonium + Iron

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Here's the ideal reaction:

244
94
Pu
+ 60
26
Fe
304
120
Ubn
* → 300
120
Ubn
+ 4 n?

Like 238U, 244Pu is the both the most massive viable isotope and longest-lived isotope of its kind. 60Fe is likely too rare to use as a projectile, so a reaction with 58Fe would be more feasible:

244
94
Pu
+ 58
26
Fe
302
120
Ubn
* → 298
120
Ubn
+ 4 n?

Uranium + Nickel

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Here's the ideal reaction:

238
92
U
+ 64
28
Ni
302
120
Ubn
* → 300
120
Ubn
+ 2 n?
238
92
U
+ 64
28
Ni
302
120
Ubn
* → 298
120
Ubn
+ 4 n?
238
92
U
+ 64
28
Ni
302
120
Ubn
* → 297
120
Ubn
+ 5 n?

Depleted uranium would be easy to get for the target; 64Ni should be quite the viable projectile, especially considering that the mole fraction of it in natural nickel is more than that of 48Ca in natural calcium.

Thorium + Zinc

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232
90
Th
+ 70
30
Zn
302
120
Ubn
* → 298
120
Ubn
+ 4 n?

70Zn should be doable for the projectile, again because it's more prevalent in zinc than 48Ca is in calcium.

Lead + Strontium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

210
82
Pb
+ 90
38
Sr
300
120
Ubn
* → 299
120
Ubn
+ n?

Like 60Fe, 90Sr is most likely too rare to use as a projectile, so it would have to be bumped down to 88Sr:

210
82
Pb
+ 88
38
Sr
298
120
Ubn
* → 297
120
Ubn
+ n?

Unbibium (122Ubb)

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306Ubb is predicted to be the next isotope after 208Pb to be a spherical, doubly magic nucleus, so these reactions will be focused on synthesizing that isotope or at least a more neutron-rich one.

Curium + Iron

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Here's the ideal reaction:

250
96
Cm
+ 60
26
Fe
310
122
Ubb
* → 306
122
Ubb
+ 4 n?

You could bump the iron isotope down to 58Fe to make it more feasible:

250
96
Cm
+ 58
26
Fe
308
122
Ubb
* → 304
122
Ubb
+ 4 n?

Plutonium + Nickel

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Here's the ideal reaction, and the only one that gives a compound nucleus where A > 306:

244
94
Pu
+ 64
28
Ni
308
122
Ubb
* → 304
122
Ubb
+ 4 n?

Uranium + Zinc

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Here's the ideal reaction:

238
92
U
+ 70
30
Zn
308
122
Ubb
* → 306
122
Ubb
+ 2 n?
238
92
U
+ 70
30
Zn
308
122
Ubb
* → 304
122
Ubb
+ 4 n?
238
92
U
+ 70
30
Zn
308
122
Ubb
* → 303
122
Ubb
+ 5 n?

Thorium + Germanium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

232
90
Th
+ 76
32
Ge
308
122
Ubb
* → 304
122
Ubb
+ 4 n?

76Ge makes up nearly 8% of germanium. The only downside of this reaction would be the low yield.[n 1]

Lead + Zirconium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

210
82
Pb
+ 96
40
Zr
306
122
Ubb
* → 305
122
Ubb
+ n?

Plenty of 96Zr to go around, no problem there.

Unbiquadium (124Ubq)

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308Ubq would have a magic number of neutrons (N = 184) and therefore be more stable, while 310Ubq could alpha decay into 306Ubb as an alternate method of producing that isotope if it can't be made directly:

310
124
Ubq
306
122
Ubb
+ 4
2
He

Californium + Iron

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Here's the ideal reaction:

252
98
Cf
+ 60
26
Fe
312
124
Ubq
* → 309
124
Ubq
+ 3 n?

You can bump the californium isotope down to 251Cf, the most stable one, to synthesize 308Ubq:

251
98
Cf
+ 60
26
Fe
311
124
Ubq
* → 308
124
Ubq
+ 3 n?

Curium + Nickel

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Here's the ideal reaction:

250
96
Cm
+ 64
28
Ni
314
124
Ubq
* → 310
124
Ubq
+ 4 n?

You can bump the curium isotope down to 248Cm to synthesize 308Ubq:

248
96
Cm
+ 64
28
Ni
312
124
Ubq
* → 308
124
Ubq
+ 4 n?

Or you can bump the nickel isotope down to the more abundant 62Ni for a higher yield:[n 1]

250
96
Cm
+ 62
28
Ni
312
124
Ubq
* → 308
124
Ubq
+ 4 n?

Plutonium + Zinc

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Here's the ideal reaction:

244
94
Pu
+ 70
30
Zn
314
124
Ubq
* → 310
124
Ubq
+ 4 n?

To synthesize 308Ubq, you can bump the zinc isotope down to the much more common 68Zn:

244
94
Pu
+ 68
30
Zn
312
124
Ubq
* → 308
124
Ubq
+ 4 n?

This also increases the yield.[n 1]

Uranium + Germanium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

238
92
U
+ 76
32
Ge
314
124
Ubq
* → 312
124
Ubq
+ 2 n?
238
92
U
+ 76
32
Ge
314
124
Ubq
* → 310
124
Ubq
+ 4 n?
238
92
U
+ 76
32
Ge
314
124
Ubq
* → 309
124
Ubq
+ 5 n?

Thorium + Selenium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

232
90
Th
+ 82
34
Se
314
124
Ubq
* → 310
124
Ubq
+ 4 n?

82Se is way more abundant in natural selenium than 48Ca is in natural calcium. That, along with the prevalence of 232Th, make this reaction a great choice.

You can bump the selenium isotope down to 80Se, the most abundant one, to synthesize 308Ubq:

232
90
Th
+ 80
34
Se
312
124
Ubq
* → 308
124
Ubq
+ 4 n?

Unbihexium (126Ubh)

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Californium + Nickel

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Here's the ideal reaction:

252
98
Cf
+ 64
28
Ni
316
126
Ubh
* → 313
126
Ubh
+ 3 n?

Curium + Zinc

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Here's the ideal reaction:

250
96
Cm
+ 70
30
Zn
320
126
Ubh
* → 316
126
Ubh
+ 4 n?

Plutonium + Germanium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

244
94
Pu
+ 76
32
Ge
320
126
Ubh
* → 316
126
Ubh
+ 4 n?

Uranium + Selenium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

238
92
U
+ 82
34
Se
320
126
Ubh
* → 318
126
Ubh
+ 2 n?
238
92
U
+ 82
34
Se
320
126
Ubh
* → 316
126
Ubh
+ 4 n?
238
92
U
+ 82
34
Se
320
126
Ubh
* → 315
126
Ubh
+ 5 n?

Thorium + Krypton

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232
90
Th
+ 86
36
Kr
318
126
Ubh
* → 314
126
Ubh
+ 4 n?

Unbioctium (128Ubo)

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Californium + Zinc

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Here's the ideal reaction:

252
98
Cf
+ 70
30
Zn
322
128
Ubo
* → 319
128
Ubo
+ 3 n?

Curium + Germanium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

250
96
Cm
+ 76
32
Ge
326
128
Ubo
* → 322
128
Ubo
+ 4 n?

Plutonium + Selenium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

244
94
Pu
+ 82
34
Se
326
128
Ubo
* → 322
128
Ubo
+ 4 n?

Uranium + Krypton

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Here's the ideal reaction:

238
92
U
+ 86
36
Kr
324
128
Ubo
* → 322
128
Ubo
+ 2 n?
238
92
U
+ 86
36
Kr
324
128
Ubo
* → 320
128
Ubo
+ 4 n?
238
92
U
+ 86
36
Kr
324
128
Ubo
* → 319
128
Ubo
+ 5 n?

Thorium + Strontium

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232
90
Th
+ 90
38
Sr
322
128
Ubo
* → 318
128
Ubo
+ 4 n?

Like 60Fe, 90Sr is most likely too rare to use as a projectile, so it would have to be bumped down to 88Sr:

232
90
Th
+ 88
38
Sr
320
128
Ubo
* → 316
128
Ubo
+ 4 n?

Untrinilium (130Utn)

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Californium + Germanium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

252
98
Cf
+ 76
32
Ge
328
130
Utn
* → 325
130
Utn
+ 3 n?

Curium + Selenium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

250
96
Cm
+ 82
34
Se
332
130
Utn
* → 328
130
Utn
+ 4 n?

Plutonium + Krypton

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Here's the ideal reaction:

244
94
Pu
+ 86
36
Kr
330
130
Utn
* → 326
130
Utn
+ 4 n?

Uranium + Strontium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

238
92
U
+ 90
38
Sr
328
130
Utn
* → 326
130
Utn
+ 2 n?
238
92
U
+ 90
38
Sr
328
130
Utn
* → 324
130
Utn
+ 4 n?
238
92
U
+ 90
38
Sr
328
130
Utn
* → 323
130
Utn
+ 5 n?

Using 88Sr instead:

238
92
U
+ 88
38
Sr
326
130
Utn
* → 324
130
Utn
+ 2 n?
238
92
U
+ 88
38
Sr
326
130
Utn
* → 322
130
Utn
+ 4 n?
238
92
U
+ 88
38
Sr
326
130
Utn
* → 321
130
Utn
+ 5 n?

Thorium + Zirconium

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Here's the ideal reaction:

232
90
Th
+ 96
40
Zr
328
130
Utn
* → 324
130
Utn
+ 4 n?
  1. ^ a b c This is because a fusion reaction is more likely to take place when the ratio between the mass of the target and that of the projectile is more uneven.