αDecay in extreme laser fields within a deformed Gamow-like model

In this study, the effect of extreme laser fields on the α decay process of ground-state even–even nuclei was investigated.Using the deformed Gamow-like model, we found that state-of-the-art lasers can cause a slight change in the α decay penetration probability of most nuclei. In addition, we studied the correlation between the rate of change of the α decay penetration probability and angle between the directions of the laser electric field and α particle emission for different nuclei. Based on this correlation, the average effect of extreme laser fields on the half-life of many nuclei with arbitrary α particle emission angles was calculated. The calculations show that the laser suppression and promotion effects on the α decay penetration probability of the nuclei population with completely random α particle-emission directions are not completely canceled.The remainder led to a change in the average penetration probability of the nuclei. Furthermore, the possibility of achieving a higher average rate of change by altering the spatial shape of the laser is explored. We conclude that circularly polarized lasers may be helpful in future experiments to achieve a more significant average rate of change of the α decay half-life of the nuclei population.

Systematic study on α-decay half-lives of uranium isotopes with a screened electrostatic barrier

In the present work,we systematically study the α-decay half-lives of uranium(Z=92) isotopes based on the Gamow model with a screened electrostatic barrier.There are only two adjustable parameters in our model i.e.the parameter g and the screening parameter t in the Hulthen potential for considering the screened electrostatic effect of the Coulomb potential.The calculated results are in good agreement with experimental data,and the corresponding root-mean-square(rms) deviations of uranium isotopes with α transition orbital angular momentum l=0 and l=2 are 0.141 and 0.340,respectively.Moreover,we extend this model to predict α-decay half-lives of uranium isotopes whose a decay is energetically allowed or observed but not yet quantified in NUBASE2020.For comparison,the modified Hatsukawa formula(XLZ),the unified Royer formula(DZR),the universal decay law(UDL) and the Viola-Seaborg-Sobiczewski formula(VSS) are also used.The predictions are basically consistent with each other.Meanwhile,the results also indicate that N=126 shell closure is still robust at Z=92 and the spectroscopic factor S_(α) is almost the same for uranium isotopes with the same l.

Systematic study of two-proton radioactivity with a screened electrostatic barrier

In this study,a phenomenological model is proposed based on Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin(WKB)theory and applied to investigate the two-proton(2p)radioactive half-lives of nuclei near or beyond the proton drip line.The total diproton-daughter nucleus interaction potential is composed of the Hulthen-type electrostatic term and the centrifugal term.The calculated 2p radioactive half-lives can accurately reproduce the existing 10 experimental datasets of five true 2p radioactive nuclei withσ=0.736.In addition,we extend this model to predict the half-lives of possible 2p radioactive nuclei whose 2p radioactivity is energetically allowed or observed but not yet quantified in NUBASE2016.The predicted results are in agreement with those obtained using the Gamow-like model,generalized liquid drop model,Sreeja formula,and Liu formula.

Systematic study of theαdecay preformation factors of the nuclei around the Z=82,N=126 shell closures within the generalized liquid drop model

In this study,we systematically investigate theαdecay preformation factors,Pα,and theαdecay half-lives of 152 nuclei around Z=82,N=126 closed shells based on the generalized liquid drop model(GLDM)with Pαbeing extracted from the ratio of the calculatedαdecay half-life to the experimental one.The results show that there is a remarkable linear relationship between Pαand the product of valance protons(holes)Np and valance neutrons(holes)Nn.At the same time,we extract theαdecay preformation factor values of the even–even nuclei around the Z=82,N=126 closed shells from the study of Sun et al.[J.Phys.G:Nucl.Part.Phys.,45:075106(2018)],in which theαdecay was calculated by two different microscopic formulas.We find that theαdecay preformation factors are also related to NpNn.Combining with our previous studies[Sun et al.,Phys.Rev.C,94:024338(2016);Deng et al.,ibid.96:024318(2017);Deng et al.,ibid.97:044322(2018)]and that of Seif et al.,[Phys.Rev.C,84:064608(2011)],we suspect that this phenomenon of linear relationship for the nuclei around the above closed shells is model-independent.This may be caused by the effect of the valence protons(holes)and valence neutrons(holes)around the shell closures.Finally,using the formula obtained by fitting theαdecay preformation factor data calculated by the GLDM,we calculate theαdecay half-lives of these nuclei.The calculated results agree with the experimental data well.

Favored one proton radioactivity within a one-parameter model

In the present work,a phenomenological one-parameter model(OPM)based on the WentzelKramers-Brillouin(WKB)theory is applied to study the favored one proton radioactivity(the orbital angular momentum l taken away by the emitted proton is equal to zero)half-lives.The calculated results can reproduce the experimental data well within a factor of~3.In addition,we extend the OPM to predict the half-lives of possible favored one proton radioactivity nuclei whose decay is energetically allowed or observed but not quantified in NUBASE2020.For comparison,a universal decay law of one proton radioactivity(UDLP)is also used.It is obviously found that our predicted results are close to the ones using UDLP.The predictions are helpful for searching for the new nuclides with favored one proton radioactivity.

Released energy formula for proton radioactivity based on the liquid-drop model

In this work,based on the liquid-drop model and considering the shell correction,we propose a simple formula to calculate the released energy of proton radioactivity(Q_(p)).The parameters of this formula are obtained by fitting the experimental data of 29 nuclei with proton radioactivity from ground state.The standard deviation between the theoretical values and experimental ones is only 0.157 Me V.In addition,we extend this formula to calculate 51 proton radioactivity candidates in region 51≤Z≤83 taken from the latest evaluated atomic mass table AME2016 and compared with the Q_(p)calculated by WS4 and HFB-29.The calculated results indicate that the evaluation ability of this formula for Q_(p)is inferior to WS4 while better than HFB-29.

Two-proton radioactivity within Coulomb and proximity potential model

Considering the preformation probability of the two emitted protons in the parent nucleus,we extend the Coulomb and proximity potential model(CPPM)to systematically study two-proton(2p)radioactivity half-lives of the nuclei close to proton drip line.The proximity potential chosen is Prox.81 proposed by Blocki et al.in 1981.Furthermore,we apply this model to predict the half-lives of possible 2p radioactive candidates whose 2p radioactivity is energetically allowed or observed but not yet quantified in the evaluated nuclear properties table NUBASE2016.The predicted results are in good agreement with those from other theoretical models and empirical formulas,namely the effective liquid drop model(ELDM),generalized liquid drop model(GLDM),Gamow-like model,Sreeja formula and Liu formula.

New Geiger-Nuttall law for two-proton radioactivity

In the present work,a two-parameter empirical formula is proposed,based on the Geiger-Nuttall law,to study two-proton( 2p )radioactivity.Using this formula,the calculated 2p radioactivity half-lives are in good agreement with the experimental data as well as with calculated results obtained by Goncalves et al.[Phys.Lett.B 774,14(2017)]using the effective liquid drop model(ELDM),Sreeja et al.[Eur.Phys.J.A 55,33(2019)]using a four-parameter empirical formula,and Cui et al.[Phys.Rev.C 101:014301(2020)]using a generalized liquid drop model(GLDM).In addition,this two-parameter empirical formula is extended to predict the half-lives of 22 possible 2p radioactivity candidates with 2p radioactivity released energy Q_(2p)>0 ,obtained from the latest evaluated atomic mass table AME2016.The predicted results are highly consistent with those obtained using other theoretical models such as the ELDM,GLDM and four-parameter empirical formula.

Systematic study of two-proton radioactivity half-lives using the two-potential and Skyrme-Hartree-Fock approaches

In this work,we systematically study the two-proton(2_(p))radioactivity half-lives using the two-potential approach,and the nuclear potential is obtained using the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock approach and the Skyrme effective interaction of SLy8.For true 2_(p) radioactivity(Q2_(p)>0 and Q_(p)<0,where Q_(p) and Q2_(p) are the released energies of the one-proton and two-proton radioactivity,respectively),the standard deviation between the experimental half-lives and our theoretical calculations is 0.701.In addition,we extend this model to predict the half-lives of 15 possible 2_(p) radioactivity candidates with Q2_(p)>0 obtained from the evaluated atomic mass table AME2016.The calcu-lated results indicate a clear linear relationship between the logarithmic 2_(p) radioactivity half-lives(logio10T_(1/2))and coulomb parameters[(Z_(d)^(0.8)+l^(0.25))Q_(2_(p))^(-1/2)]considering the effect of orbital angular momentum proposed by Liu et al.[Chin.Phys.C 45,024108(2021)].For comparison,the generalized liquid drop model(GLDM),effective liquid drop model(ELDM),and Gamow-like model are also used.Our predicted results are consistent with those obtained using other relevant models.

Systematic study of two-proton radioactivity within a Gamow-like model

In this study,based on the Gamow-like model,we systematically analyze two-proton(2p) radioactivity half-lives of nuclei near or beyond the proton drip line.It is found that the calculated results can reproduce experimental data well.Furthermore,using this model,we predict the half-lives of possible 2p radioactivity candidates whose 2p radioactivity is energetically allowed or observed but not yet quantified in the latest table of evaluated nuclear properties,i.e.,NUBASE2016.The predicted results are in good agreement with those from other theoretical models and empirical formulas,namely the effective liquid drop model(ELDM),generalized liquid drop model(GLDM),Sreej a formula,and Liu formula.