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Spontaneous-fission half-lives of deformed superheavy nuclei

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C
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  1. Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Hoza 69, PL-00-681 Warszawa (Poland)

Spontaneous-fission half-lives of the heaviest nuclei are analyzed in a multidimensional deformation space. They are calculated in a dynamical approach, without any adjustable parameters. The potential energy is obtained by the macroscopic-microscopic method and the inertia tensor by the cranking method. The action integral is minimized by a variational procedure. Even-even nuclei with proton number {ital Z}=104--114 and neutron number {ital N}=142--176 are considered. The results reproduce existing experimental data rather well. Relatively long half-lives are predicted for many unknown nuclei, sufficient to detect them if synthesized in a laboratory.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
118485
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 52; ISSN PRVCAN; ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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