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We employ, within the framework of Skyrme energy-density functional theory, the subtracted second random-phase approximation, recently developed for charge-exchange excitations, to compute $\beta$-decay half-lives in four nuclei, $^{24}$O,…

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Using a hydrogen molecule as a test system we demonstrate how to compute the effective potential according to the formalism of the new density functional theory (DFT), in which the basic variable is the set of spherically averaged densities…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2020-09-22 K. Kokko , Á. Nagy , J. Huhtala , T. Björkman , L. Vitos

Nuclear double $\beta ^-$-decays with two neutrinos were observed for many years and a systematic law describing the relation between their half-lives and decay energies was also proposed recently [Phys. Rev. C89, 064603 (2014)]. However,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-01-08 Yuejiao Ren , Zhongzhou Ren

A new semi-empirical formula for calculations of $\alpha$~decay halflives is presented. It was derived from Royer relationship by introducing new parameters which are fixed by fit to a set of experimental data. We are using three sets: set…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-10-11 D. T. Akrawy , D. N. Poenaru

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

Lifetime values for alpha decay in even-even nuclei with $Z=84-98$ and $N=128-152$ have been calculated in the superasymmetric fission model. The interaction between the alpha particle and the daughter nucleus has been formed in the double…

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

In the present work, we systematically study the $\mathcal{\alpha}$ decay preformation factors $P_{\alpha}$ within the cluster-formation model and $\mathcal{\alpha}$ decay half-lives by the proximity potential 1977 formalism for nuclei…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-04-18 Jun-Gang Deng , Jie-Cheng Zhao , Peng-Cheng Chu , Xiao-Hua Li

Neutrinos traveling over cosmic distances are ideal probes of new physics. We leverage on the approaching detection of the diffuse supernova neutrino background (DSNB) to explore whether, if the DSNB showed departures from theoretical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-03 Miller MacDonald , Pablo Martínez-Miravé , Irene Tamborra

Recently, V.Yu. Denisov proposed a new empirical formula incorporating the deformation of the daughter nucleus, which has significantly improved the description of $\alpha$-decay half-lives for even-even nuclei compared to formulas…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-04-10 Jinyu Hu , Chen Wu

A simple relation $(aZ_{c} + b)(Z_{d}/Q)^{1/2} + (cZ_{c} + d)$ of estimation of the half-life of cluster emission is further improved for cluster and $\alpha$-decays, separately, by incorporating isospin of parent nucleus as well as angular…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-08-08 G. Saxena , A. Jain

Various decay modes in superheavy nuclei have been of significant interest among which cluster radioactivity has recently gained sizable attention. The {\alpha}-decay being a predominant decay mode in the superheavy region, the accurate…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-04-02 G. Saxena , Dashty T. Akrawy , Ali H. Ahmed , Mamta Aggarwal

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…

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We propose that supernova relic neutrino (SRN) observation can be used to set constraints on the neutrino decay models. Because of the long distance scale from cosmological supernovae to the Earth, SRN have possibility to provide much…

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We explore the effect of neutron lifetime and its uncertainty on standard big-bang nucleosynthesis (BBN). BBN describes the cosmic production of the light nuclides $^1{\rm H}$, ${\rm D}$, $^3{\rm H}$+$^3{\rm He}$, $^4{\rm He}$, and $^7{\rm…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-08 Tsung-Han Yeh , Keith A. Olive , Brian D. Fields

An accurate analytic approximation of the transfer function for the power spectra of primordial density perturbations in mixed dark matter models is presented. The fitting formula in a matter-dominated Universe ($\Omega_0=\Omega_M=1$) is a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Novosyadlyj , R. Durrer , V. N. Lukash

Beta-decay rates of extreme neutron-rich nuclei remain largely unknown experimentally, while they are critical inputs for $r$-process nucleosynthesis. We present first ab initio calculations of total beta-decay half-lives, with a focus on…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-05-11 Zhen Li , Takayuki Miyagi , Achim Schwenk

Background: The density dependence of nuclear symmetry energy is crucial in determining several properties of finite nuclei to the neutron stars with mass $\sim$ 1.4 $M_\odot$. The values of neutron skin thickness, isovector giant dipole…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-03-23 T. Ghosh , Sangeeta , G. Saxena , B. K. Agrawal , Ushasi Datta

The accurate calculation and uncertainty quantification of the characteristics of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of nuclear energy production, waste management, and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-17 Arnau Albà , Andreas Adelmann , Lucas Münster , Dimitri Rochman , Romana Boiger

We explore the properties of the Barcelona Catania Paris Madrid (BCPM) energy density functional concerning fission dynamics. Potential energy surfaces as well as collective inertias relevant in the fission process are computed for several…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-12-10 Samuel A. Giuliani , Luis M. Robledo

In this paper we show that the proton-neutron residual interaction can play an important role in the reliability of calculated $\beta$-decay half-lives. It may also improve the prediction power of the quasiparticle random phase…

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