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Prog. Theor. Phys. Supplement No.146 (2002) pp. 94-103
Synthesis and Properties of Heaviest Nuclei with Z = 114 - 116 in 48Ca Induced Reactions
Yuri Oganessian*
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, Joint Institute
for Nuclear Research,
141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
(Received March 19, 2002)
Abstract:
The paper presents part of the results on the synthesis of
superheavy nuclides with Z=114 and 116 in the fusion reactions
with 48Ca ions obtained in 2000-2001. In the irradiation of
targets made from enriched 244Pu and 248Cm isotopes with
beam doses of 1.5·1019 and 2.3·1019,
respectively, the detector array situated in the focal plane of
the gas-filled separator registered heavy atoms of new elements
undergoing sequential α-decays terminated by spontaneous
fission. The time of the decay chains is approximately one min.
Decay properties of the synthesized nuclei are consistent the
consecutive α-decays originating from the parent nuclides
288114 and 296116 produced in the 4n-evaporation
channels with the cross section of about 0.5 picobarn.
Comparison of TSF and Tα values for the nuclei with
Z=110 and 112 with those obtained earlier for more light
isotopes of these elements points to an enhanced stability of
heavy nuclei with an increase in the neutron number. The α-decay
energies Qα measured experimentally in the chains 116 -
α1 - 114 - α2 - 112 - α3 - 110 are
compared with theoretical predictions of different nuclear models.
This comparison shows that the difference between the experiment
and theory is in the range of ±0.5 MeV. From this it follows
that the theoretical models predicting the decisive influence of
the nuclear structure on the stability of superheavy elements are
well-founded not only qualitatively but in some sense also
quantitatively. The prospects of further investigations in the
field of superheavy nuclei are discussed briefly.
URL :
http://ptp.ipap.jp/link?PTPS/146/94/
DOI : 10.1143/PTPS.146.94
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