Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Properties of the hypothetical spherical superheavy nuclei

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

Theoretical results on the ground-state properties of the hypothetical spherical superheavy atomic nuclei are presented and discussed. Even-even isotopes of elements Z=104{minus}120 are considered. Certain conclusions are also drawn for odd-A and odd-odd superheavy nuclei. Results obtained earlier for even-even deformed superheavy nuclei with Z=104{minus}114 are given for completeness. Equilibrium deformation, nuclear mass, {alpha}-decay energy, {alpha}-decay half-life, dynamical fission barrier, as well as spontaneous-fission half-life are considered. {beta}-stability of superheavy nuclei is also discussed. The calculations are based on the macroscopic-microscopic model. A multidimensional deformation space describing axially symmetric nuclear shapes is used in the analysis of masses and decay properties of superheavy nuclei. We determined the boundaries of the region of superheavy nuclei which are expected to live long enough to be detected after the synthesis in a present-day experimental setup. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}

OSTI ID:
528165
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 56; ISSN PRVCAN; ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Decay properties of superheavy nuclei
Journal Article · Sat Feb 14 23:00:00 EST 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings · OSTI ID:21182587

Spontaneous-fission half-lives of deformed superheavy nuclei
Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · Physical Review, C · OSTI ID:118485

{alpha} decay of even-even superheavy elements
Journal Article · Mon Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics · OSTI ID:21386694