Heavy particle radioactivity from superheavy nuclei leading to 298114 daughter nuclei

Abstract

The feasibility for the alpha decay and the heavy particle decay from the even-even superheavy (SH) nuclei with Z = 116-124 have been studied within the Coulomb and proximity potential model (CPPM). The Universal formula for cluster decay (UNIV) of Poenaru et al., the Universal Decay Law (UDL) and the Scaling Law of Horoi et al., has also been used for the evaluation of the decay half lives. A comparison of our predicted half lives with the values evaluated using these empirical formulas are in agreement with each other and hence CPPM could be considered as a unified model for alpha and cluster decay studies. The spontaneous fission half lives of the corresponding parents have also been evaluated using the semi-empirical formula of Santhosh et al. Within our fission model, we have studied cluster formation probability for various clusters and the maximum cluster formation probability for the decay accompanying $^{298}$114 reveals its doubly magic behavior. In the plots for log_10(T_1/2) against the neutron number of the daughter in the corresponding decay, the half life is found to be the minimum for the decay leading to $^{298}$114 (Z = 114, N = 184) and this also indicate its doubly magic behavior. Most of the predicted half lives are well within the present upper limit for measurements and the computed alpha half lives for $^{290,292}$116 agrees well with the experimental data. We have thus confidently indicate towards a new island for the cluster radioactivity around the superheavy isotope $^{298}$114 and its neighbors and we hope to receive experimental information about the cluster decay half lives of these considered SHs, hoping to confirm the present calculations.