Quantum time scales in alpha tunneling

Details Quantum time scales in alpha tunneling Quantum time scales in alpha tunneling

2008-06-11

arxiv.org/abs/0806.1903v2

Europhys.Lett.85:20006,2009

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

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Scientific paper

10.1209/0295-5075/85/20006

The theoretical treatment of alpha decay by Gamow is revisited by investigating the quantum time scales in tunneling. The time spent by an alpha particle in front of the barrier and traversing it before escape is evaluated using microscopic alpha nucleus potentials. The half-life of a nucleus is shown to correspond to the time spent by the alpha knocking in front of the barrier. Calculations for medium and super heavy nuclei show that from a multitude of available tunneling time definitions, the transmission dwell time gives the bulk of the lifetime of the decaying state, in most cases.

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