Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
2004-09-28
Phys.Rev. C71 (2005) 054310
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
Revised version, 14 pages, 12 eps figures. To appear in PRC. Discussion on shell effects is shortened in the revised version.
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevC.71.054310
We have investigated properties of $\alpha$-decay chains of recently produced superheavy elements Z=115 and Z=113 using the new Lagrangian model NL-SV1 with inclusion of the vector self-coupling of $\omega$ meson in the framework of the relativistic mean-field theory. It is shown that the experimentally observed alpha-decay energies and half-lives are reproduced well by this Lagrangian model. Further calculations for the heavier elements with Z=117-125 show that these nuclei are superdeformed with a prolate shape in the ground state. A superdeformed shell-closure at Z=118 lends an additional binding and an extra stability to nuclei in this region. Consequently, it is predicted that the corresponding $Q_\alpha$ values provide $\alpha$-decay half-lives for heavier superheavy nuclei within the experimentally feasible conditions. The results are compared with those of macroscopic-microscopic approaches. A perspective of the difference in shell effects amongst various approaches is presented and its consequences on superheavy nuclei are discussed.
Farhan A. R.
Münzenberg G.
Sharma Malti
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