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We present a microscopic model for the calculation of alpha-decay half lives employing potentials obtained from relativistic and non-relativistic self-consistent mean-field models. The nuclear and Coulomb potentials are used to obtain the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Z. A. Dupre , T. J. Buervenich

The simultaneous emission of two $\alpha$ particles--double-$\alpha$ decay--represents a long-predicted but unobserved mode of nuclear radioactivity. Here we formulate this process as a genuine three-body problem within the hyperspherical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-02-11 Shulin Tang , Tao Wan , Yibin Qian , Chong Qi , Ramon A. Wyss , Roberto J. Liotta , Dong Bai , Bo Zhou , Zhongzhou Ren

We investigate {\alpha}-decay half-lives for 74 {\le} Z {\le} 92 even-even nuclei within the semiclassical WKB approximation in deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in continuum (DRHBc). The {\alpha}-particle preformation factors…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-12-14 Yong-Beom Choi , Chang-Hwan Lee , Myeong-Hwan Mun , Soonchul Choi , Youngman Kim

Weak decays in heavy nuclei with charge numbers Z=101-109 are studied within a microscopic formalism based on deformed self-consistent Skyrme Hartree-Fock mean-field calculations with pairing correlations. The half-lives of beta+ decay and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-11-16 Pedro Sarriguren

A broad extension of periodic system into the sector of antimatter could be possible sometimes in a remote future. We expect that anti-alpha spontaneous emission from an antimatter nucleus will have the same Q-value and half-life as alpha…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-01-28 D. N. Poenaru , R. A. Gherghescu , W. Greiner

Nuclei with $A>282$ have been studied in the Relativistic Mean Field approach using the force FSU Gold and a zero range pairing interaction. The Euler-Lagrange equations have been solved in the co-ordinate space. Alpha nucleus potential has…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Madhubrata Bhattacharya , G. Gangopadhyay

The 2 nu double beta decay half-lives of six nuclei, whose decays were previously reported as theoretically forbidden, are calculated by including the pairing interaction, which mixes different occupations and opens up the possibility of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Jorge G. Hirsch , Octavio Castanos , Peter O. Hess , Osvaldo Civitarese

Spontaneous fission and alpha decay are the main decay modes for superheavy nuclei. The superheavy nuclei which have small alpha decay half-life compared to spontaneous fission half-life will survive fission and can be detected in the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-01-10 O. V. Kiren , S. B. Gudennavar , S. G. Bubbly

In present work, we systematically study the $\alpha$ decay half-lives of 170 even-even nuclei with $60 \leqslant Z \leqslant 118$ within the two-potential approach while the $\alpha$ decay preformation factor $P_\alpha$ is obtained by the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-05-11 H. M. Liu , J. Y. Xu , J. G. Deng , B. He , X. H. Li

The theoretical treatment of alpha decay by Gamow is revisited by investigating the quantum time scales in tunneling. The time spent by an alpha particle in front of the barrier and traversing it before escape is evaluated using microscopic…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-02-26 N. G. Kelkar , H. M. Castaneda , M. Nowakowski

$\alpha$ decay is a common and important process for natural radioactivity of heavy and superheavy nuclei. The $\alpha$ decay half-lives for even-even nuclei from Z=62 to Z=118 are systematically researched based on the two-potential…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-04-22 Xiao-Dong Sun , Ping Guo , Xiao-Hua Li

The influence of nuclear deformation on proton-decay half-lives has been systematically studied in microscopic theoretical frameworks for a wide range of nuclei with Z<82. Correlation between 1p-decay half-lives and the deformed nuclear…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-11-27 A. Jain , Pranali Parab , G. Saxena , Mamta Aggarwal

The competition between alpha- and beta+/EC-decay modes is studied systematically in nuclei along the alpha-decay chains following the synthesis of superheavy nuclei with Z = 119 and Z = 120. A microscopic approach based on deformed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-01-20 Pedro Sarriguren

The nuclear $\alpha$ decay of heavy nuclei is investigated based on the nuclear energy density functional, which leads to the $\alpha$ potential inside the parent nucleus in terms of the proton and neutron density profiles of the daughter…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-03-22 Yeunhwan Lim , Yongseok Oh

For $\alpha$ decay half-life calculations in this work, the Coulomb and proximity potential model with a new semiempirical formula for diffuseness parameter developed in previous work [Phys. Rev. C 100, 024601 (2019)] is used. The present…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-01-19 Omar Nagib

We considered the systematics of $\alpha$-decay (AD) half-life (HL) of super-heavy nuclei versus the decay energy and the total $\alpha$-kinetic energy. We calculated the HL using the experimental Q_{$\alpha$} values. The computed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-06-28 S. S. Hosseini , H. Hassanabadi

The prediction of nuclear half-lives is vital for understanding nuclear stability with significant applications in astrophysics, nuclear energy, and medical physics. This study investigates the $\alpha$-decay half-lives of 154 actinide…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-18 N. Sowmya , H. C. Manjunatha , Roshini. K. N , R. S. Susheela

Systematic alpha-nucleus folding potentials are used to analyze alpha-decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei. Preformation factors of about several per cent are found for all nuclei under study. The systematic behavior of the preformation…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Peter Mohr

Finding the best model to describe the {\alpha}-decay process is an old and ongoing challenge in nuclear physics. The present work systematically studied {\alpha}-decay half-lives for the favored ground-state-to-ground-state transitions of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-07-17 O. N. Ghodsi , A. Daei-Ataollah

Weak decays in superheavy nuclei with proton numbers Z = 118 - 120 and neutron numbers N = 175 - 184 are studied within a microscopic formalism based on deformed self-consistent Skyrme Hartree-Fock mean-field calculations with pairing…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-02-23 Pedro Sarriguren