Phys.Rev. C 86, 024317 (2012)

V.Prassa, T.Niksic, G.A.Lalazissis, D.Vretenar

Relativistic energy density functional description of shape transitions in superheavy nuclei

NUCLEAR STRUCTURE ^{226,228,230,232,234,236}Th, ^{228,230,232,234,236,238,240,242}U, ^{232,234,236,238,240,242,244,246}Pu, ^{238,240,242,244,246,248,250}Cm, ^{242,244,246,248,250,252,254,256}Cf, ^{242,244,246,248,250,252,254,256}Fm, ^{250,252,254,256,258,260,262}No; calculated binding energies, ground-state axial quadrupole moments. ^236,238U, ²⁴⁰Pu, ²⁴²Cm; calculated constrained energy curves as a function of quadrupole deformation parameter. ^298,300120, ^294,296Og, ^290,292Lv, ^286,288Fl, ^282,284Cn, ^278,280Ds; calculated RHB axially symmetric energy curves, triaxial energy contours in β-γ plane. ²⁸⁴Cn, ²⁹²Lv, ³⁰⁰120; calculated proton and neutron density distributions. Microscopic, relativistic energy density functional (REDF)-based, quadrupole collective Hamiltonian model.

RADIOACTIVITY ^{234,236,238,240,242,244}Pu, ^{238,240,242,244,246,248,250,252}Cm, ^{242,244,246,248,250,252,254}Cf, ^{246,248,250,252,254,256}Fm, ^252,254,256No, ^256,258Rf, ^260,262Sg, ^271,272Bh, ^275,276Mt, ^278,280Ds, ^279,280Rg, ^282,284Cn, ^283,284Nh, ^286,288Fl, ^287,288Mc, ^290,292Lv, ^293,294Ts, ^294,296Og, ^298,300120(α); calculated Q(α), half-lives. Microscopic, relativistic energy density functional (REDF)-based, quadrupole collective Hamiltonian model. Comparison with experimental data.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.86.024317