Shock-wave initiation of nuclear transmutation of chemical elements

Experimental data are given about the synthesis of chemical elements Mn, S, Na, Cu, At, Ne, Rn etc. during superdeep penetration of lead particles into targets of Armco iron (the SDP phenomenon). It is supposed that flows of dense high-temperature plasma occur at the interface between the penetrating microparticle and the target. Consolidation of the internal energy of the plasma flows as a result of such collisions can cause nuclear transmutation of chemical elements.