The New $^{249}$No Isotope

International audience; In the reaction of complete fusion of $^{48}$Ca-ions with a $^{204}$Pb target, a new α line, related to the decay of a new, previously unknown isotope ($^{249}$No), has been detected in an experiment carried out at the SHELS separator. The α decay energy (E$_{α}$ = 9129 keV) and the half-life (T$_{1/2}$ = 38.1 ± 2.5 ms) are measured using the GABRIELA detector array. The SF branching ratio was estimated (b$_{SF}$ ≤ 0.2%).