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Hindered alpha decays of heaviest high-K isomers

Nuclear Theory 2018-07-25 v1

Abstract

To find candidates for long-lived high-K isomers in even-even Z=106-112 superheavy nuclei we study dominant alpha-decay channel of two- and four-quasi-particle configurations at a low excitation. Energies are calculated within the microscopic - macroscopic approach with the deformed Woods-Saxon potential. Configurations are fixed by a standard blocking procedure and their energy found by a subsequent minimization over deformations. Different excitation energies of a high-K configuration in parent and daughter nucleus seem particularly important for a hindrance of the alpha-decay. A strong hindrance is found for some four-quasi-particle states, particularly Kπ=20+K^{\pi} = 20^{+} and/or 19+19^{+} states in 264270^{264-270}Ds. Contrary to what was suggested in experimental papers, it is rather a proton configuration that leads to this strong hindrance. If not shortened by the electromagnetic decay, alpha half-lives of \sim 1 s could open new possibilities for studies of chemical/atomic properties of related elements.

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@article{arxiv.1805.01732,
  title  = {Hindered alpha decays of heaviest high-K isomers},
  author = {P. Jachimowicz and M. Kowal and J. Skalski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.01732},
  year   = {2018}
}