Phys.Rev. C 80, 044326 (2009)

C.Qi, F.R.Xu, R.J.Liotta, R.Wyss, M.Y.Zhang, C.Asawatangtrakuldee, D.Hu

Microscopic mechanism of charged-particle radioactivity and generalization of the Geiger-Nuttall law

RADIOACTIVITY ^106,108Te, ^110,112Xe, ¹¹⁴Ba(α); ^110,112Xe, ¹¹⁴Ba, ¹⁵⁴Dy, ¹⁵⁸Yb, ^160,162Hf, ^162,166W, ^166,168Os, ^{166,168,170,172}Pt, ^{172,174,176,180}Hg, ^178,180,184Pb, ^{202,218,220,222,224,226}Ra, ^{220,222,224,226}Th, ^{222,224,226,228}U, ²²⁸Pu(¹²C); ^220,222Rn, ^{220,222,224,226}Ra, ^{222,224,226,228,230}Th, ^226,228,230U, ²²⁸Pu(¹⁴C); ¹¹²Xe, ¹¹⁴Ba, ¹⁶²Hf, ¹⁶⁶Os, ¹⁶⁸Pt, ¹⁷²Hg, ^224,226Th, ^226,228U, ²²⁸Pu(¹⁶O); ^226,228,230Th, ²²⁸U(¹⁸O); ²²⁶Ra, ^228,230Th(²⁰O); ^230,232U, ²³²Pu(²²Ne); ^228,230,232Th, ^230,232,234U, ²³⁴Pu(²⁴Ne); ²³²U, ^232,234Pu(²⁶Mg); ^232,234U, ^234,236,238Pu, ²³⁸Cm(²⁸Mg); ²³⁸Cm(³⁰Si); ^236,238Pu, ^238,240Cm(³²Si); ^238,240Pu, ^240,242Cm(³⁴Si); Z=50-120, even Z, N=54-176, odd N(α); Z=50-115, N=55-175(¹²C); Z=85-115, N=115-175(¹⁴C); A=100-290(α), (¹²C), (¹⁴C); Z=88-116, N=130-176(²⁴Ne); calculated half-lives using universal decay law (UDL). Generalization of the Geiger-Nuttall law. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.80.044326