Remarks on the fission barriers of super-heavy nuclei

Hofmann, S.; Heinz, S.; Mann, R.; Maurer, J.; Münzenberg, G.; Antalic, S.; Barth, W.; Dahl, L.; Eberhardt, K.; Grzywacz, R.; Hamilton, J. H.; Henderson, R. A.; Kenneally, J. M.; Kindler, B.; Kojouharov, I.; Lang, R.; Lommel, B.; Miernik, K.; Miller, D.; Moody, K. J.; Morita, K.; Nishio, K.; Popeko, A. G.; Roberto, J. B.; Runke, J.; Rykaczewski, K. P.; Scheidenberger, C.; Shaughnessy, D. A.; Stoyer, M. A.; Thörle-Pospiech, P.; Tinschert, K.; Trautmann, N.; Uusitalo, J.; Yeremin, A. V.

doi:10.1140/epja/i2016-16116-0

Title: Remarks on the fission barriers of super-heavy nuclei

Journal Article · Wed Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · European Physical Journal. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2016-16116-0· OSTI ID:1482453

Hofmann, S. ^[1]; Heinz, S. ^[2]; Mann, R. ^[2]; Maurer, J. ^[2]; Münzenberg, G. ^[2]; Antalic, S. ^[3]; Barth, W. ^[2]; Dahl, L. ^[2]; Eberhardt, K. ^[4]; Grzywacz, R. ^[5]; Hamilton, J. H. ^[6]; Henderson, R. A. ^[7]; Kenneally, J. M. ^[7]; Kindler, B. ^[2]; Kojouharov, I. ^[2]; Lang, R. ^[2]; Lommel, B. ^[2]; Miernik, K. ^[8]; Miller, D. ^[9]; Moody, K. J. ^[7] more »

GSI-Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt (Germany); Goethe Univ., Frankfurt (Germany). Institut fur Physik
GSI-Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt (Germany)
Comenius Univ., Bratislava (Slovakia). Dept. of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics
Johannes Gutenberg Univ., Mainz (Germany)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Warsaw (Poland)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
RIKEN, Saitama (Japan). Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)
Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna (Russian Federation)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Jyvaskyla (Finland). Dept. of Physics

Shell-correction energies of super-heavy nuclei are approximated by using QαQα values of measured decay chains. Five decay chains were analyzed, which start at the isotopes ²⁸⁵Fl, ²⁹⁴118, ²⁹¹Lv, ²⁹²Lv and ²⁹³Lv. The data are compared with predictions of macroscopic-microscopic models. Fission barriers are estimated that can be used to eliminate uncertainties in partial fission half-lives and in calculations of evaporation-residue cross-sections. In that calculations, fission probability of the compound nucleus is a major factor contributing to the total cross-section. The data also provide constraints on the cross-sections of capture and quasi-fission in the entrance channel of the fusion reaction. Here, arguments are presented that fusion reactions for synthesis of isotopes of elements 118 and 120 may have higher cross-sections than assumed so far.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; AC52-07NA27344; 1/0576/13; APVV-0105-10

OSTI ID:: 1482453

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1410057

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-668657

Journal Information:: European Physical Journal. A, Vol. 52, Issue 4; ISSN 1434-6001

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Country of Publication:: United States

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