Studies on the synthesis superheavy element Z = 120

Abstract

We have identified the probable isotopes for superheavy element Z=120 by comparing the alpha decay half-lives with that of spontaneous fission. The nuclei 290–304120 were found to have long half-lives and hence could be sufficient to detect them if synthesized in a laboratory. We have also studied the most possible projectile–target combination to synthesis those nuclei. The selected projectile–target system that can yield maximum production cross section is Ti+Cf.