  We present the results of the experimental study on synthesis of a wide range
of isotopes in a superdense plasma. The initial conditions necessary for plasma
bunch formation were provided by specially organized coherent impact on a solid
target with a total energy up to 1 kJ. More than 4000 shots were performed with
various targets made of light, medium, and heavy elements. Subsequent analysis
of the products of the target explosion reveals the presence of a wide range of
elements absent in the initial materials. Elements with nuclei three and more
times heavier than the nucleus of the target main element are detected in the
products. The isotopic composition of the produced elements significantly
differs from the natural one. The presence of unknown superheavy elements at
the border of the periodic table and beyond it was detected by several
different spectroscopic methods of elemental and isotopic analyzes.

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