An alpha decay study of superheavy nuclei within a Coulomb and proximity potential model including a Q-value dependent surface diffuseness parameter

Abstract

Using the Coulomb and Proximity Potential Model (CPPM) and a Q-value dependent surface diffuseness parameter in the proximity potential, the alpha decay half-lives of 75 experimentally synthesized superheavy nuclei were determined. Comparisons are made between the obtained results and experimentally determined alpha decay half-lives, as well as the predictions of Yang et al.’s recent study [Nucl. Phys. A 1014 (2021) 122250], which is based on the Unified Fission Model (UFM) with a new preformation parameter. The lowest standard deviation of 0.621 is obtained for CPPM calculations with Q-value-dependent surface diffuseness parameter. The calculation is extended further to estimate the alpha decay half-lives [Formula: see text]119 and [Formula: see text]120 superheavy isotopes and compared with the predictions of UFM. Finally, the results of the calculations are compared to the predictions of the UDL formula [Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) 072501] and the modified Hutsukawa formula [Nucl. Part. Phys. Proc. 339 (2023) 92].