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arxiv: 1508.00391 · v2 · pith:OM646A7Bnew · submitted 2015-08-03 · ⚛️ nucl-th

Examining the stability of thermally fissile Th and U isotopes

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The properties of recently predicted thermally fissile Th and U isotopes are studied within the framework of relativistic mean field (RMF) approach using axially deformed basis. We calculated the ground, first intrinsic excited state and matter density for highly neutron-rich thorium and uranium isotopes. The possible modes of decay like $\alpha$-decay and $\beta$-decay are analyzed. We found that the neutron-rich isotopes are stable against $\alpha$-decay, however they are very much unstable against $\beta$-decay. The life time of these nuclei predicted to be tens of second against $\beta$-decay. If these nuclei utilize before their decay time, a lots of energy can be produced within the help of multi-fragmentation fission. Also, these nuclei have a great implication in astrophysical point of view. The total nucleonic densities distribution are calculated, from which the clusters inside the parent nuclei are determined. %Most of the thorium isotopes are $\alpha$ emitters, where as some %of them have short half-lives. In some cases, we found the isomeric states with energy range from 2 to 3 MeV and three minima in the potential energy surface of $^{228-230}$Th and $^{228-234}$U isotopes.

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