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Distinct ground state features and the decay chains of Z = 121 Superheavy Nuclei

Nuclear Theory 2018-10-17 v1

Abstract

A fully systematic study of even and odd isotopes (281 \leq A \leq 380) of Z = 121 superheavy nuclei is presented in theoretical frameworks of Relativistic mean-field plus state dependent BCS approach and Macroscopic-Microscopic approach with triaxially deformed Nilson Strutinsky prescription. The ground state properties namely shell correction, binding energy, two- and one- proton and neutron separation energy, shape, deformation, density profile and the radius are estimated that show strong evidence for magicity in N = 164, 228. Central depletion in the charge density due to large repulsive Coulomb field indicating bubble-like structure is reported. A comprehensive analysis of the possible decay modes specifically α\alpha-decay and spontaneous fission (SF) is presented and the probable α\alpha-decay chains are evaluated. Results are compared with FRDM calculations and the available experimental data which show excellent agreement.

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@article{arxiv.1804.10830,
  title  = {Distinct ground state features and the decay chains of Z = 121 Superheavy Nuclei},
  author = {G. Saxena and U. K. Singh and M. Kumawat and M. Kaushik and S. K. Jain and Mamta Aggarwal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.10830},
  year   = {2018}
}

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Submitted to, 11 pages, 7 figures, European Physics Journal A, 2018