1. Deep inelastic reactions 238 U 248 Cm primary fragments superheavy isotope 208 Pb 278 Sg fission V. Zagrebaev and W. Greiner, 2007

2. New methods: SHIPtrap Isobar separation at A=147 in the purification trap Isomeric state identification in the measurement trap 147 Dy + gs Isomer 147 Er 147 Tb 147 Dy 147 Ho Buncher Extraction RFQ Fusion / transfer products from SHIP Stopping cell Measurement trap Detector Downstream experiments Purification trap M. Block et al. 8.44 MeV 750 keV

3. SHIPtrap: Most recent results, August 2008 M. Block et al. 48 Ca + 208 Pb => 254 No + 2n 48 Ca + 206 Pb => 252 No + 2n σ = 2 b σ = 900 nb 3 ions/s into gas-cell σ = 400 nb 48 Ca + 207 Pb => 253 No + 2n BE = ± 10 keV Excitation frequency / Hz – 846665

4. 152 162 Deformed nuclei Results Neutrons Protons fusion Cold fusion superdeformed SF ­ Isomers superdeformed SF ­ Isomers Bi - modal fission Bi - modal fission K­Isomers fusion Hot 184 Increased stability Search for in nature, in transfer reaktions SHE Search for in nature, in transfer reaktions SHE Chemistry of TA-elements Relativistic effects in SH atoms Chemistry of TA elements Relativistic effects in SH atoms

5. SHIP Collaboration S. Hofmann, D. Ackermann, M. Block, H.G. Burkhard, S. Heinz, F.P. Heßberger, B. Kindler, I. Kojouharov, B. Lommel, R. Mann, J. Maurer, G. Münzenberg, H.J. Schött, B. Sulignano Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) Darmstadt, Germany A.G. Popeko, A.V. Yeremin Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, JINR Dubna, Russia S. Antalic, S. Saro, B. Streicher Department of Nuclear Physics, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia P. Kuusiniemi, M. Leino, J. Uusitalo Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä, Finland K. Nishio Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Tokai, Japan Z. Gan Institute of Modern Physics(IMP) Lanzhou, China R. Dressler Paul-Scherrer Institute (PSI) Villigen, Switzerland