A radioactive metallic transuranic element of the actinide series , curium is produced by bombarding plutonium with alpha particles -LRB- helium ions -RRB- and was named for PERSON@1 and her husband PERSON@2 .

Curium is made by bombarding a plutonium target with alpha particles -LRB- helium ions -RRB- . Curium was named after PERSON@1 and her husband PERSON@2 .
