Influence of proton-skin thickness on the <em>&alpha;</em> decays of heavy nuclei

W. M. Seif; A. Abdurrahman

doi:10.1088/1674-1137/42/1/014106

Chinese Physics C> 2018, Vol. 42> Issue(1) : 014106 DOI: 10.1088/1674-1137/42/1/014106

Influence of proton-skin thickness on the α decays of heavy nuclei

W. M. Seif ^1,, ,
A. Abdurrahman ²

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Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Giza, Egypt
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Misr University for Science and Technology(MUST), Faculty of Engineering, Department of Physics, Giza, Egypt

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We investigate the effect of proton-skin thickness on the α decay process. We consider 188 neutron-deficient nuclei belonging to the isotopic chains from Te (Z=52) to Pb (Z=82). The calculations of the half-life are carried out in the framework of the preformed cluster model, with the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin penetration probability and assault frequency. It is shown that the proton-skin thickness (△_p) of the daughter nucleus gives rise to a total α-daughter nucleus interaction potential of relatively wide deep internal pocket and a thinner Coulomb barrier of less height. This increases the penetration probability but decreases the assault frequency. The overall impact of the proton-skin thickness appears as a decrease in the decay half-life. The proton-skin thickness decreases the stability of the nucleus. The half-lives of the proton-skinned isotopes along the isotopic chain decrease exponentially with increasing the proton-skin thickness, whereas the Q_α-value increases with △_p. α -decay manifests itself as the second favorite decay mode of neutron-deficient nuclei, next to the β⁺-decay and before proton-decay. It is indicated as main, competing, and minor decay mode, at 21%, 7%, and 57%, respectively, of the investigated nuclei.
- alpha decay ,
- half-life ,
- proton-skin thickness ,
- branching ratio

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