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The low-energy excitations and $\beta$ decays of odd-A nuclei are studied within the interacting boson-fermion model (IBFM), based on the Gogny-D1M nuclear energy density functional (EDF). The constrained Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB)…

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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 nucleon-nucleon ($NN$) potential is the residual interaction of the strong interaction in the low-energy region and is also the fundamental input to the study of atomic nuclei. Based on the non-perturbative properties of the quantum…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-10-02 Ke Nan , Jinniu Hu , Hong Shen , Ying Zhang

We present some new results on heavy-element nuclear-structure properties calculated on the basis of the finite-range droplet model and folded-Yukawa single-particle potential. Specifically, we discuss calculations of nuclear ground-state…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Peter Möller , J. Rayford Nix

Alpha-decay energies for several chains of super-heavy nuclei are calculated within the self-consistent mean-field approach by using the Fayans functional FaNDF$^0$. They are compared to the experimental data and predictions of two Skyrme…

The advent of radioactive ion beam facilities and new detector technologies have opened up new possibilities to investigate the radioactive decays of highly unstable nuclei, in particular the proton emission, $\alpha$ decay and heavy…

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The determination of nucleus-nucleus potentials is important not only to describe the properties of the colliding system, but also to extract nuclear-structure information and for modelling nuclear reactions for astrophysics. We present the…

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An analysis of the $\alpha$ + core properties of $^{104}$Te along with a global discussion on the $\alpha$-cluster structure above the double-shell closures is presented from the viewpoint of the local potential model. The $\alpha$ + core…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-05-22 M. A. Souza , H. Miyake , T. Borello-Lewin , C. A. da Rocha , C. Frajuca

In a phenomenological approach, the $\alpha$ + core structure is investigated in the $^{20}$Ne, $^{44}$Ti, $^{94}$Mo, $^{104}$Te, and $^{212}$Po nuclei through the local potential model using a double-folding nuclear potential with…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-05-03 M. A. Souza , H. Miyake

The radiative thermal neutron capture cross sections over the range of thermal energies from 1 keV to 1 MeV are studied in statistical Hauser-Feshbach formalism. The optical model potential is constructed by folding the density dependent…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-11-15 Saumi Dutta , G. Gangopadhyay , Abhijit Bhattacharyya

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

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

It is common to study the strong decay of a heavy nucleus as a tunneling phenomenon where the $\alpha$ ($^4$He) or a light nuclear cluster tunnels through the Coulomb barrier formed by its interaction with the heavier daughter nucleus. The…

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$\alpha$-decay properties of the yet unknown nucleus $^{296}$118 are predicted using the systematic behavior of parameters of $\alpha$-nucleus double-folding potentials. The results are $Q_\alpha = 11.655 \pm 0.095$ MeV and $T_{1/2} =…

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Potential energy surfaces and fission barriers of superheavy nuclei are analyzed in the macroscopic-microscopic model. The Lublin-Strasbourg Drop (LSD) is used to obtain the macroscopic part of the energy, whereas the shell and pairing…

The one-particle exchange in the double folded model is analyzed. To this aim the Extended Thomas-Fermi approach to the one-body density matrix is used. The nucleon- nucleon force with Yukawa, Gauss and Coulomb-type form factors are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 V. B. Soubbotin , X. Vinas

We systematically calculate the spontaneous fission half-lives for heavy and superheavy nuclei between U and Fl isotopes. The spontaneous fission process is studied within the semi-empirical WKB approximation. The potential barrier is…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-15 Xiaojun Bao , Hongfei Zhang , G. Royer , Junqing Li

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

$\alpha$ decay is one of the prominent decay modes in the nucleosynthesis of heavy and super-heavy elements synthesized at temperatures of the order of Giga Kelvin. To facilitate the investigation of the role played by the $\alpha$ decay…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-09-12 D. F. Rojas-Gamboa , N. G. Kelkar , O. L. Caballero

In this work study on alpha decay chains emerging from isotopes of Z = 122 superheavy nuclei is carried out with emphasize on nuclear deformations and Langer modification. The interest in this particular superheavy nuclei is due to the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-10-11 G. Naveya , S. I. A. Philominraj , A. Stephen