New $\alpha$-Emitting Isotope ${}^{214}$U and Abnormal Enhancement of $\alpha$-Particle Clustering in Lightest Uranium Isotopes

Z. Y. Zhang, H. B. Yang, M. H. Huang +39

A new $\alpha$-emitting isotope ${}^{214}$U, produced by fusion-evaporation reaction ${}^{182}$W(${}^{36}$Ar, 4n)${}^{214}$U, was identified by employing the gas-filled recoil separator SHANS a…