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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

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

Nuclear $\beta$ spectrum and the corresponding (anti-)neutrino spectrum play important roles in many aspects of nuclear astrophysics, particle physics, nuclear industry and nuclear data. In this work we propose a projected shell model (PSM)…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-08-23 Fan Gao , Zi-Rui Chen , Long-Jun Wang

The $\beta$-decay half-lives of 55 neutron-rich nuclei $^{134-139}$Sn, $^{134-142}$Sb, $^{137-144}$Te, $^{140-146}$I, $^{142-148}$Xe, $^{145-151}$Cs, $^{148-153}$Ba, $^{151-155}$La were measured at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory…

In this study, we have reported key nuclear properties of weak $\beta$-decay processes on Yttrium isotopes for the mass number range $A = 101 - 108$. This mass region is important in astrophysical $r$-process abundances. Our study might be…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-03-24 Fakeha Farooq , Jameel-Un Nabi , Ramoona Shehzadi

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

$\beta$-decay properties of nuclei are investigated within the relativistic nuclear energy density functional framework by varying the temperature and density, conditions relevant to the final stages of stellar evolution. Both thermal and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-09-06 A. Ravlic , E. Yuksel , Y. F. Niu , N. Paar

The zero neutrino mode of the double beta decay in heavy deformed nuclei is investigated in the framework of the pseudo SU(3) model, which has provided an accurate description of collective nuclear structure and predicted half-lives for the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-28 Jorge G. Hirsch , O. Castaños , P. O. Hess

In this work, the large-scale shell-model calculations for $\beta$-decay properties have been done. The $\beta$-delayed $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy has been performed recently at ILL, Grenoble [M. Si \textit{et al.}, Phys. Rev. C {\bf 106},…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-01-27 Shweta Sharma , Praveen C. Srivastava , Anil Kumar

Our study employs the nuclear shell model to systematically compute the half-lives of $\beta$ -decay for nuclei in the mass range of $A = 18-39$, encompassing the majority of $sd$ shell nuclei. This analysis utilizes the USDB and SDNN…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-10-10 Surender , Vikas Kumar , Praveen C. Srivastava

The self-consistent proton-neutron quasiparticle random phase approximation approach is employed to calculate $\beta$-decay half-lives of neutron-rich even-even nuclei with $8\leqslant Z \leqslant 30$. A newly proposed nonlinear…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-03-23 Z. Y. Wang , Z. M. Niu , Y. F. Niu , J. Y. Guo

Recently synthesis of superheavy nuclei has been achieved in hot fusion reactions. A systematic theoretical calculation of alpha decay half-lives in this region of the periodic system, may be useful in the identification of new nuclei in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-02-15 Frank Bello , Javier Aguilera , Oscar Rodríguez

In this work, we present a theoretical study of the electron spectral shapes for the second-forbidden nonunique $\beta^-$-decay transitions $^{59}\textrm{Fe}(3/2^-)\to\,^{59}\textrm{Co}(7/2^-)$ and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-07-13 Anil Kumar , Praveen C. Srivastava , Jouni Suhonen

First-forbidden (FF) transitions can play an important role in decreasing the calculated half-lives specially in environments where allowed Gamow-Teller (GT) transitions are unfavored. Of special mention is the case of neutron-rich nuclei…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-03-02 Jameel-Un Nabi , Necla Cakmak , Zafar Iftikhar

Nuclear transition matrix elements (NTME) for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{70}$Zn, $^{80}$Se and $^{82}$Se nuclei are calculated within the framework of the deformed shell model based on Hartree-Fock states. For $^{70}$Zn, jj44b…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-22 R. Sahu , V. K. B. Kota

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,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-06-24 Danilo Gambacurta , Marcella Grasso

A systematic study of the total $\beta$-decay half-lives and $\beta$-delayed neutron emission probabilities is performed. The $\beta$-strength function is treated within the self-consistent density-functional + continuum-QRPA framework…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 I. N. Borzov

The alpha-decay half-lives and the alpha-capture cross-sections are evaluated in the framework of unified model for alpha-decay and alpha-capture. In the framework of this model the alpha-decay and alpha-capture are considered as…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-12-02 V. Yu. Denisov , A. A. Khudenko

[Background] $\beta$-decay half-life is sensitive to the shell structure near the Fermi levels. Nuclear deformation thus impacts the $\beta$-decay properties. [Purpose] A first-order shape-phase transition in neutron-rich Zr isotopes is…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-09-19 Kenichi Yoshida , Yifei Niu , Futoshi Minato

Purpose: Our objective is to apply an improved statistical global model of beta^- decay half-life systematics [1] generated by machine-learning techniques to the prediction of beta half-lives relevant to r-process nuclei. The primary aim of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-09-04 N. J. Costiris , E. Mavrommatis , K. A. Gernoth , J. W. Clark