α-decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei and general predictions
- Received Date: 2008-11-10
- Accepted Date: 2009-01-12
- Available Online: 2009-08-05
Abstract:
The generalized liquid drop model (GLDM) and the cluster model have been employed to calculate the α-decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei (SHN) using the experimental α-decay Q values. The results of the cluster model are slightly poorer than those from the GLDM if experimental $Q$ values are used. The prediction powers of these two models with theoretical $Q$ values
from Audi et al. (QAudi) and Muntian et al. (QM) have been tested to find that the cluster model with QAudi and QM could provide reliable results for Z>112 but the GLDM with QAudi for Z≤112. The half-lives of some still unknown nuclei are predicted by these two models and these results may be useful for future experimental assignment and identification.