Abstract
Properties and stability of superheavy nuclei resulting from hot fusion are discussed. It is shown that the microscopic–macroscopic approach allows obtaining the closed proton shell at Z ≥ 120. Isotopic trends of K-isomeric states in superheavy nuclei are predicted. Evaporation residue cross sections in hot fusion reactions are calculated using the predicted properties of superheavy nuclei. Interruption of α decay chains by spontaneous fission is analyzed. Alpha decay chains through isomeric states are considered. Internal level densities in superheavy nuclei are microscopically calculated.
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Original Russian Text © G.G. Adamian, N.V. Antonenko, A.N. Bezbakh, R.V. Jolos, 2016, published in Fizika Elementarnykh Chastits i Atomnogo Yadra, 2016, Vol. 47, No. 3.
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Adamian, G.G., Antonenko, N.V., Bezbakh, A.N. et al. Effect of properties of superheavy nuclei on their production and decay. Phys. Part. Nuclei 47, 387–455 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063779616030023
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