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A nonstandard method for calculating the nuclear $2\nu\beta\beta$ - decay amplitude is proposed. The method is based on the explicit use of those approximate symmetries of a nuclear hamiltonian, which correspond to the operators of allowed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 O. A. Rumyantsev , M. H. Urin

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

Evaluated $2\beta^{-}(2\nu)$ half-lives and their systematics were reexamined in the framework of a phenomenological approach. Decay rate dependence on nuclear deformation, decay energy, shape coexistence, and forbidden transitions was…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-03-22 B. Pritychenko

The precision of double-beta ($\beta\beta$) decay experimental half-lives and their uncertainties is reevaluated. A complementary analysis of the decay uncertainties indicates deficiencies due to small size of statistical samples, and…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2015-05-22 B. Pritychenko

The $\alpha$-decay half-lives of 204 superheavy nuclei covering the range $114 \leq Z \leq 126$ have been investigated using the relativistic mean-field model (RMF) for NL3$^*$ parameter set. The ground state bulk properties such as binding…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-04-26 Nishu Jain , Raj Kumar , M. Bhuyan

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

The article provides a theoretical substantiation for a significant increase in the level of accuracy in determining the neutron lifetime using an alternative concept of neutron beta decay. Neutrons are distributed among different subsets…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-08-03 V. V. Vasiliev

Based on the recent data in NUBASE2012, an improved empirical formula for evaluating the $\alpha$-decay half-lives is presented, in which the hindrance effect resulted from the change of the ground state spins and parities of parent and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-24 Z. Y. Wang , Z. M. Niu , Q. Liu , J. Y. Guo

This paper reports the first application of a new technique to measure the beta-decay half -lives of exotic nuclei in complex background conditions. Since standard tools were not adapted to extract the relevant information, a new analysis…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 T. Kurtukian-Nieto , J. Benlliure , K. -H. Schmidt

$\alpha$ decay is an important probe for studying the structure of heavy and superheavy nuclei, in which the $\alpha$-particle preformation ($P_{\alpha}$) is a key physical quantity for describing decay half-lives. This work develops a…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-10 Xiao-Yan Zhu , Heng-Jian Si-Tu , Hao Zhang , Wei Gao , Wen-Bin Lin , Xiao-Hua Li

New superheavy nuclei are often identified through their characteristic $\alpha$-decay energies, which requires accurate calculations of $Q_{\alpha}$ values. While many $Q_{\alpha}$ predictions are available, little is known about their…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-01-30 Erik Olsen , Witold Nazarewicz

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

Experimental $\alpha$-decay half-life, spin, and parity of 398 nuclei in the range 50$\leq$Z$\leq$118 are utilized to propose a new formula (QF) with only 4 coefficients as well as to modify the Tagepera-Nurmia formula with just 3…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-09-01 G. Saxena , A. Jain , P. K. Sharma

The alpha-decay half-lives of recently synthesized superheavy nuclei (SHN) are investigated based on a unified fission model (UFM) where a new method to calculate the assault frequency of alpha-emission is used. The excellent agreement with…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-02-28 Jianmin Dong , Wei Zuo , Jianzhong Gu , Yanzhao Wang , Bangbao Peng

The Royer law is a widely used empirical relation for calculating alpha-decay half-lives; however, it requires 12 parity-dependent parameters.It exhibits systematic deviations near the shell closure. We propose an improved Royer law by…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-12-29 Kai Ren , Pengfei Ma , Minghui Hu , Junlong Tian

A linear universal decay formula is presented starting from the microscopic mechanism of the charged-particle emission. It relates the half-lives of monopole radioactive decays with the $Q$-values of the outgoing particles as well as the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-11-24 Chong Qi , Furong Xu , Roberto J. Liotta , Ramon A. Wyss

A systematic study of the $\beta$-decay of neutron-deficient nuclei has been carried out and has provided spectroscopic information of importance for both nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics. Following an overview of the most…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2023-03-23 S. E. A. Orrigo , B. Rubio , W. Gelletly

A new evaluation of 2beta-decay half lives and their systematics is presented. These data extend the previous evaluation and include the analysis of all recent measurements. The nuclear matrix elements for 2beta-decay transitions in 12…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-07-09 Boris Pritychenko

The modern theory of neutrinoless double beta decay includes a scaling factor that has often been treated inconsistently in the literature. The nuclear contribution to the decay half life can be suppressed by 15-20% when scaling factors are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Cowell

In the present work we systematically study $\mathcal{\alpha}$ decay half-lives of $Z>51$ nuclei using the modified Gamow-like model which includes the effects of the centrifugal potential and electrostatic shielding. For the case of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-05-14 Jun-Hao Cheng , Jiu-Long Chen , Jun-Gang Deng , Xi-Jun Wu , Xiao-Hua Li , Peng-Cheng Chu