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Comprehensive description of the phenomenology of the $\beta\beta$ decay is given, with emphasis on the nuclear physics aspects. After a brief review of the neutrino oscillation results and of motivation to test the lepton number…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-07-17 Petr Vogel

Superheavy nuclei produced until now are decaying mainly by $\alpha$ emission and spontaneous fission. Calculated $\alpha$ decay half-lives are in agreement with experimental data within one order of magnitude. The discrepancy between…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-04 D. N. Poenaru , R. A. Gherghescu

$\beta$-decay rates of neutron-rich nuclei, in particular those located at neutron shell closures, play a central role in simulations of the heavy-element nucleosynthesis and resulting abundance distributions. We present $\beta$-decay…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-03-14 Caroline Robin , Elena Litvinova , Gabriel Martínez-Pinedo

In the late progressive stages of heavy stars, electron capture and $\beta^\pm$-decay are the governing processes. The weak rates are essential inputs for modeling the stages of high-mass stars before supernova explosions. As per results…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-04-04 Fakeha Farooq , Jameel-Un Nabi , Ramoona Shehzadi

The non-parametric bootstrap method is used to evaluate the uncertainties of two $\alpha$ decay formulas, the universal decay law (UDL) and the new Geiger-Nuttall law (NGNL). Such a method can simultaneously obtain the uncertainty of each…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-05-20 Boshuai Cai , Guangshang Chen , Jiongyu Xu , Cenxi Yuan , Chong Qi , Yuan Yao

The neutrinoless double beta decay is analyzed using a general Lorentz invariant effective Lagrangian for various decaying nuclei of current experimental interest: $^{76}$Ge, $^{82}$Se, $^{100}$Mo, $^{130}$Te, and $^{136}$Xe. We work out…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-03 A. Ali , A. V. Borisov , D. V. Zhuridov

The weak nonmesonic decay of Lambda-hypernuclei is studied in the context of a one-meson-exchange model. Predictions are made for the decay rate, p/n stimulation ratio and the asymmetry in polarized hypernuclear decay.

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 John F. Dubach , Geoffrey B. Feldman , Barry R. Holstein , Lorenzo de la Torre

Beta-decay properties of neutron-rich Ca isotopes have been obtained. Half-life values were determined for the first time for 54Ca [86(7) ms], 55Ca [22(2) ms], and 56Ca [11(2) ms]. The half-life of 230(6) ms deduced for 53Ca is…

In this manuscript, we analyze the structural properties of $Z=119$ superheavy nuclei in the mass range of 284 $\le$ A $\le$ 375 within the framework of axially deformed relativistic mean field theory (RMF) and calculate the binding energy,…

We have constructed new proximity function particularly for interaction between two superheavy nuclei based on the experimental alpha decay half-lives. The new proximity function is used to produce the alpha decay half-lives of superheavy…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-03-20 H. C. Manjunatha , K. N. Sridhar

The $\alpha$-decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei with $100 \leq Z \leq 120$ are comprehensively analyzed using the axially deformed relativistic mean field (RMF) formalism for the NL3$^*$ parameter set. We employ RMF binding energies to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-03-06 Nishu Jain , M. Bhuyan , Raj Kumar

A complete and improved calculation of phase space factors (PSF) for $2\nu\beta^+\beta^+$ and $0\nu\beta^+\beta^+$ decay, as well as for the competing modes $2\nu EC\beta^+$, $0\nu EC\beta^+$, and $2\nu ECEC$, is presented. The calculation…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-03-19 J. Kotila , F. Iachello

The $\alpha$-decay energies ($Q_\alpha$) are systematically investigated with the nuclear masses for $10 \leq Z \leq 120$ isotopes obtained by the relativistic continuum Hartree-Bogoliubov (RCHB) theory with the covariant density functional…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-08-03 Linfeng Zhang , Xuewei Xia

In the present work, we have reported $\beta^+$/EC-decay half-lives for $Z = 21 -30$ nuclei using large-scale shell-model. %and N $\leq$ A recent study shows that some proton-rich nuclei in this region belong to the island of inversion. We…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-11-01 Vikas Kumar , Praveen C. Srivastava

We decompose the neutrinoless double-beta decay matrix elements into sums of products over the intermediate nucleus with two less nucleons. We find that the sum is dominated by the J^pi=0^+ ground state of this intermediate nucleus for both…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-23 B. A. Brown , M. Horoi , R. A. Sen'kov

The half-life of the 2 neutrino double-beta-decay of 160Gd, a process which was previously reported as theoretically forbidden, is estimated by including the pairing interaction, which mixes different occupations and opens channels for the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 Jorge G. Hirsch , Octavio Castanos , Peter O. Hess , Osvaldo Civitarese

A measurement of neutrinoless double beta decay in one isotope does not allow to determine the underlying physics mechanism. We discuss the discrimination of mechanisms for neutrinoless double beta decay by comparing ratios of half life…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 F. Deppisch , H. Päs

In the present work, the influence of ultra-intense laser fields on the $\alpha$ decay half-life of the deformed ground state even-even nucleus with the mass number $52 \leq Z \leq 118$ is systematically studied. The calculations show that…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-07-06 Jun-Hao Cheng , Wen-Yu Zhang , Qiong Xiao , Jun-Gang Deng , Tong-Pu Yu

Spontaneous-fission half-lives of the heaviest even-even nuclei are evaluated and compared with their alpha-decay mode. Calculations of spontaneous-fission half-lives are performed in the dynamical way with potential energy obtained by the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-09-08 A. Staszczak , Z. Lojewski , A. Baran , B. Nerlo-Pomorska , K. Pomorski

Nuclear double $\beta$-decay with two neutrinos is a rare and important process for natural radioactivity of unstable nuclei. The experimental data of nuclear double $\beta^{-}$-decay with two neutrinos are analyzed and a systematic law to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-19 Yuejiao Ren , Zhongzhou Ren