Systematic study of alpha decay half-lives using new universal decay law

Abstract

We have performed a systematic calculation on the alpha decay half-lives of heavy mass nuclei with 106 [Formula: see text] 118, within the universal decay law (UDL) and modified universal decay law (MUDL). The calculated half-life values are found to be in agreement with the experimental data. The standard deviations of the logarithm of half-lives are found to be the least for MUDL in all cases of even–even, even–odd, odd–even and odd–odd, so the MUDL formula is better than UDL formula for alpha decay studies. We have predicted half-lives of some superheavy nuclei (SHN) in the region [Formula: see text]–118 that are not yet experimentally detected. The decay energies are computed using three different mass models. We hope this study will help future measurements on alpha decay half-lives of SHN.