Vol. 23 No. 2 (2024): Mapana Journal of Sciences
Research Articles

Investigating the Break Up of Excited Hassium-270 Through Hot Alpha Emission: A Dynamical Cluster-Decay Model Approach

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  • Niyti
Niyti
Gandhi Memorial National College Ambala Cantt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12723/mjs.69.3

Published 2024-07-04

Keywords

  • Alpha decay,
  • Superheavy Elements,
  • Fission,
  • Fusion,
  • Half-Life

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Abstract

Identifying and characterizing the decay chains forms a crucial part of nuclide identification in the synthesis of super-heavy elements (SHEs), which is achieved via cold or 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 both types of reactions. Here, we obtain the alpha-decay half-lives in the framework of the dynamical cluster-decay model (DCM) based on quantum mechanical fragmentation theory (QMFT), built using pre-formation probability and penetration probability. We calculate the α-decay half-life using the DCM (ℓ = 0 case), which considers the compound nucleus hot due to its recoil energy after neutron emission, providing a more accurate description than other models. Decay half-lives are compared with experimental results.

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