 The synthesis of <unk> and 295Lv could be accomplished by fusing the heavy curium isotope curium @-@ 250 with calcium @-@ 48 . The cross section of this nuclear reaction would be about 1 <unk> . After a few alpha decays , these livermorium isotopes would reach nuclides at the line of beta stability . Additionally , electron capture may also become an important decay mode in this region , allowing affected nuclei to reach the middle of the island . For example , 295Lv would alpha decay to 291Fl , which would undergo successive electron capture to <unk> and then 291Cn which is expected to be in the middle of the island of stability and have a half @-@ life of about 1200 years , affording the most likely hope of reaching the middle of the island using current technology . A drawback is that the decay properties of superheavy nuclei this close to the line of beta stability are largely unexplored . 
