Non-Observation of the Production of Superheavy Nuclei in the Reaction of $% ^{86}$Kr with $^{208}$Pb
K.E. Gregorich$^{1}$
W. Loveland$^{2}$
A. Ghiorso$^{1}$
D.C. Hoffman$^{1,3}$
D.M. Lee$^{1}$
H. Nitsche$^{1,3}$
W.J. Swiatecki $^{1}$
U.W. Kirbach$^{1}$
C.A. Laue$^{1}$
J.L. Adams $^{1,3}$
J.B. Patin$^{1,3}$
D.A. Shaughnessy$^{1,3}$
D.A. Strellis$^{1}$
and P.A. Wilk$^{1,3}$
The published claim for the discovery of element 118 is retracted.
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\begin{document}
\title{Non-Observation of the Production of Superheavy Nuclei in the Reaction
 of $%
^{86}$Kr with $^{208}$Pb}
\author{K.E. Gregorich$^{1}$, W. Loveland$^{2}$,
 A. Ghiorso$^{1}$, D.C. Hoffman$^{1,3}$,
D.M. Lee$^{1}$, H. Nitsche$^{1,3}$,W.J. Swiatecki $^{1}$, U.W. Kirbach$^{1}$,
C.A. Laue$^{1}$, J.L. Adams $^{1,3}$, J.B. Patin$^{1,3}$, D.A. Shaughnessy$^{1,3}$,
D.A. Strellis$^{1}$, and P.A. Wilk$^{1,3}$}
\address{$^{1}$Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National 
Laboratory,\\
Berkeley, CA 94720}
\address{$^{2}$Dept. of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis,\\
OR 97331}
\address{$^{3}$Dept. of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720}
\date{\today }
\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
The published claim for the discovery of element 118 is retracted.
\end{abstract}

\pacs{25.70.Jj, 27.90. +b}

\section{Retraction}

In 1999, our group 
reported \cite{victor1} the
synthesis of element 118 in the $^{208}$Pb($^{86}
$Kr,n) reaction.  Prompted by the absence
of similar decay chains in subsequent experiments \cite{gsi,ganil,riken,ken}
the original data files from our experiments\cite{victor1}have been re-analyzed. 
The reported chains are not in the original data files.

Therefore, the previously reported results\cite{victor1}
on the production and decay of element 118 are not valid.

\begin{references}

\bibitem{victor1} V. Ninov,K.E. Gregorich, W. Loveland, A. Ghiorso, D.C. Hoffman, D.M. Lee,
H. Nitsche, W.J. Swiatecki, U.W. Kirbach, C.A. Laue, J.L. Adams,
J.B. Patin, D.A. Shaughnessy, D.A. Strellis and P.A. Wilk,
 Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 83} 1104 (1999)

\bibitem{gsi}S. Hofmann and G. Munzenberg, Rev. Mod. Phys. {\bf 72}, 733 (2000)

\bibitem{ganil} C. Stodel, et al., AIP Conf. Proc. {\bf 561}, 344 (2001).

\bibitem{riken} K. Morimoto, AIP Conf. Proc. {\bf 561}, 354 (2001).

\bibitem{ken} K. E. Gregorich, et al., Phys. Rev. C (to be submitted).

\end{references}


\end{document}

nucl-ex0201014.extracted_bib
\bibitem{victor1} V. Ninov,K.E. Gregorich, W. Loveland, A. Ghiorso, D.C. Hoffman, D.M. Lee,
H. Nitsche, W.J. Swiatecki, U.W. Kirbach, C.A. Laue, J.L. Adams,
J.B. Patin, D.A. Shaughnessy, D.A. Strellis and P.A. Wilk,
 Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 83} 1104 (1999)


\bibitem{gsi}S. Hofmann and G. Munzenberg, Rev. Mod. Phys. {\bf 72}, 733 (2000)


\bibitem{ganil} C. Stodel, et al., AIP Conf. Proc. {\bf 561}, 344 (2001).


\bibitem{riken} K. Morimoto, AIP Conf. Proc. {\bf 561}, 354 (2001).


\bibitem{ken} K. E. Gregorich, et al., Phys. Rev. C (to be submitted).

