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Cluster decay half-Lives for Bh and Ha superheavy isotopes in the mass region A = 267–274

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Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Mehrdad Azizi Shamami
Mohammad Reza Pahlavani
Mohsen Saeidi Babi

Department of physics‎, ‎faculty of basic science‎, ‎University of Mazandaran‎, ‎P.O‎. ‎Box 47415-416‎, ‎Babolsar‎, ‎Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/rpe.2026.572411.1337
Abstract
This work systematically investigates the cluster radioactivity of superheavy parent nuclei 267,270,271,272,274Bh (Z = 107) and 268,269,270,271,272Hs (Z = 108) within a binary decay model. We consider a wide range of emitted clusters, including 6He, 14C, 18,20O, 23F, 22,24,25,26Ne, 28,29,30Mg, and 32,34Si, along with their corresponding daughter nuclei. Using the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) approximation, we compute Q-values, interaction barriers, driving potentials (V − Q), barrier penetrabilities, decay constants λ, and half-lives for all energetically allowed (Q > 0) cluster–daughter combinations. From the full set of possible emissions, we identify the most probable clusters based on the largest Q-values and significant penetrabilities. The resulting half-lives are tabulated and analyzed as a function of parent mass number, revealing systematic trends that underscore the dominant role of nuclear shell effects in determining favored cluster emissions. Our calculations provide a comprehensive data set on the decay properties of superheavy isotopes for Z = 107 and Z = 108 and mass region A = 267–274, offering valuable insights into their stability and the underlying mechanisms of cluster radioactivity.

Highlights

  • Cluster radioactivity in superheavy nuclei is a quantum tunneling process and a probe of underlying nuclear structure.
  • Increase in neutron number enhances the probability of heavy cluster emission while suppressing light cluster channels.
  • Decay modes occur when emitted cluster and residual daughter nucleus approach magic or near-magic configurations.

Keywords

Deforming
Cluster
Driving potential
Binary decay
Half-live
Superheavy element
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Available Online from 24 July 2026

  • Receive Date 30 January 2026
  • Revise Date 19 July 2026
  • Accept Date 20 July 2026

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