On possibility of synthesizing superheavy elements in nuclear explosions
Nuclear Theory
2015-05-19 v1
Abstract
The possibility to produce superheavy elements in the course of low-yield nuclear explosions is analyzed within a simple kinetic model which includes neutron capture, gamma-emission, fission and particle evaporation from excited nuclei. We have calculated average numbers of absorbed neutrons as well as mass distributions of U and Cm nuclei exposed to an impulsive neutron flux, as functions of its duration. It is demonstrated that detectable amounts of heavy nuclei absorbing from 20 to 60 neutrons may be produced in this process. According to an optimistic scenario, after multiple beta-decay such nuclei may reach the long-living elements of the predicted ``island of stability''.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1006.4738,
title = {On possibility of synthesizing superheavy elements in nuclear explosions},
author = {Alexander Botvina and Igor Mishustin and Valery Zagrebaev and Walter Greiner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.4738},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
15 pages, 4 figures