Surface α-clustering and α-decays of 212Po

Abstract

The importance of higher configuration mixing is shown to increase the amplitude of a reducedwidth amplitudes Y L in the nuclear surface area. This surface α-clustering effect produces a tremendous enhancement of the α-decay widths of 212Po. The overlap kernels 1− K and their eigenvalues and eigenstates are also studied. They are used to obtain new functions Ω L ≡ Y L 1−K , which are also used to calculate the α-decay widths.