Investigations on the superheavy nuclei with magic number of neutrons and protons

Abstract

It was recognized that the magic numbers of nuclei 2, 20, 28, 50, 82 and 126 are predicted to be more stable than the neighbor nuclei. Later on the researchers predicted that the magic numbers for protons are 114, 122, 124 and 164 and the magic numbers for neutrons are 184, 196, 236 and 318. The predicted second generation magic number for proton and neutron comes in the superheavy nuclei region. The superheavy nuclei with magic number of protons/neutrons are [Formula: see text]114, [Formula: see text]114, [Formula: see text]122, [Formula: see text]122, [Formula: see text]124, [Formula: see text]124, [Formula: see text]126 and [Formula: see text]126. All the possible decay modes have been studied by using three different models such as modified generalized liquid drop model, dynamical cluster model and coulomb-proximity potential model. In the second part of this study, we have made detailed investigations to synthesize the above said nuclei using fusion reactions with modified Woods–Saxon potential model. This study also identifies the most possible projectile target combinations for the synthesis of the predicted magic nuclei in the superheavy nuclei region.