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In the study of $\alpha$ decay within the superheavy nuclear region ($Z \geq 90$ and $N \geq 140$), the $\alpha$-particle preformation probability $P_{\alpha}$ serves as a crucial physical quantity linking nuclear structure to decay…

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The predictive accuracy of the generalized liquid drop model (GLDM) formula for alpha decay half-lives has been investigated in a detailed manner and a variant of the formula with improved coefficients is proposed. The method employs the…

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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…

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The potential-energy surfaces of an extended set of heavy and super-heavy even-even nuclei with $92 \le Z \le 126$ and isospins $40 \le N-Z \le 74$ are evaluated within the recently developed Fourier shape parametrization. Ground-state and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-03-28 K. Pomorski , B. Nerlo-Pomorska , J. Bartel , C. Schmitt

Theoretical decay half-lives of the heaviest odd-Z nuclei are calculated using the experimental Q value. The barriers in the quasimolecular shape path are determined within a Generalized Liquid Drop Model (GLDM) and the WKB approximation is…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 H. F. Zhang , G. Royer

Background: The process of beta-delayed fission (bDF) provides a versatile tool to study low-energy fission in nuclei far away from the beta-stability line, especially for nuclei which do not fission spontaneously. Purpose: The aim of this…

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The heavy and superheavy elements of the periodic table predominately disintegrate by {\alpha}-decay, facilitating transitions mainly between ground states and occasionally involving isomeric states. This study focuses on estimating the…

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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…

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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…

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The parametrization D1M of the Gogny energy density functional is used to study fission in the odd-mass Uranium and Plutonium isotopes with A=233,\ldots,249 within the framework of the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) Equal Filling…

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The alpha decay half-lives of the recently produced isotopes of the 112, 114, 116 and 118 nuclei and decay products have been calculated in the quasi-molecular shape path using the experimental Qalpha value and a Generalized Liquid Drop…

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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…

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We examine the effect of nuclear deformation on the calculated $\beta$-decay half-lives of 55 neutron-rich nuclei. The deformation values were computed using DD-PC1 and DD-ME2 interactions in the Relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov model. Yet…

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In the present work, we study {\alpha} decay and proton emission half-lives within the modified Gamow-like model, which introduces the effects of the nucleus's deformation. The calculations show that it is necessary to consider the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-12-07 Qiong Xiao , Jun-Hao Cheng , Tong-Pu Yu

Recently, experimental researches on the $\alpha$ decay with long lifetime are one of hot topics in the contemporary nuclear physics [e.g. N. Kinoshita {\sl et al.} (2012) and J. W. Beeman {\sl et al.} (2012) ]. In this study, we have…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-10-13 Yibin Qian , Zhongzhou Ren

We combine nonlocal effects with Bayesian Neural Network (BNN) methods to enhance the prediction accuracy of $\alpha$ decay half-lives. The results indicate that accounting for nonlocal effects significantly impacts the half-life…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-10-17 Xuanpeng Xiao , Panpan Qi , Gongming Yu , Haitao Yang , Qiang Hu

We present results for $\beta$-decay half-lives based on a new recipe for calculation of phase space factors recently introduced. Our study includes $fp$-shell and heavier nuclei of experimental and astrophysical interests. The…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-03-01 Jameel-Un Nabi , Mavra Ishfaq , Ovidiu Nitescu , Mihail Mirea , Sabin Stoica

A microscopic description of fission dynamics is important to understand the decay properties of neutron-rich heavy nuclei that are relevant to $r$-process nucleosynthesis. To provide a reliable and efficient method to evaluate the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-06-17 Kouhei Washiyama

We demonstrate the ability of the BSkG3 model to predict large-scale fission properties. In particular, we focus on the description of spontaneous fission half-lives, which are crucial for modeling the r-process. To assess the model…

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