Competition between alpha-decay and beta-decay for Heavy and Superheavy Nuclei

Abstract

In this work, the $\beta$-stable region for Z $\ge$ 90 is proposed. The calculated $\beta$-stable nuclei in the $\beta$-stable region are in good agreement with the ones obtained by Möller \emph{et al}.. The half-lives of the nuclei close to the $\beta$-stable region are calculated and the competition between $\alpha$-decay and $\beta$-decay is systematically investigated. The calculated half-lives and the suggested decay modes are well in line with the experimental results. The predictions for half-lives and decay modes of the nuclei with Z = 107$-$110 are presented.

Comments: 10 page, 3 figures, 4 tables, Submitted to Chinese Physics C