Modeling survival probabilities of superheavy nuclei at high excitations

Abstract

This work investigated the first-chance survival probabilities of highly excited compound superheavy nuclei in the prospect of synthesizing new superheavy elements. The main feature of our modelings is the adoption of microscopic temperature dependent fission barriers in calculations of fission rates. A simple derivation is demonstrated to elucidate the connection between Bohr-Wheeler statistical model and imaginary free energy method, obtaining a new formula for fission rates. The best modeling is chosen with respect to reproducing the experimental fission probability of ${}^{210}$Po. Systematic studies of fission and survival probabilities of No, Fl, Og, and $Z$=120 compound nuclei are performed. Results show large discrepancies by different models for survival probabilities of superheavy nuclei although they are close for ${}^{210}$Po. We see that the first-chance survival probabilities of $Z$=120 are comparable to that of Fl and Og.

8 pages, 5 figures

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