Investigation of the Causes of Violations of the Radioactive Balance between Radionuclides of the Uranium Decay Chain

Throughout the literature, it is mentioned that 15 radionuclides in the uranium decay chain have a constant radioactive equilibrium. Theoretical calculations give the value of the activity of each radionuclide in the uranium decay chain.This article examines various factors that affect the coefficient of radioactive equilibrium between radionuclides in the uranium decay chainThe concept of the coefficient of violations of nuclear equilibrium between radionuclides is adopted to determine the degree of violations in the uranium decay chain.Many nuclear-physical factors influence the radioactive balance between radionuclides. The most important of them is the recoil energy that the daughter nucleus receives when splitting from the mother nucleus.Another critical factor in the violation of the radioactive balance between radionuclides is the technological factor: leaching (acid, mini-reagent, bicarbonate, etc.) when leaching uranium by underground leaching of uranium.In addition, as a theoretical result of the study, the article presents a graphical relationship between the number of nuclear masses and the recoil energy of radionuclides in the uranium decay chain.

Dynamics of nuclear recoil: QM-MD simulations ofmodel systems following β-decay

The kinetic recoil energy received by the daughter nucleus in a nuclear decay is often large enough to affect the structure around the nucleus in chemical systems. The coinciding element change...

Post-formation in alpha emission from nuclei

We propose a novel mechanism to explain nuclear decay by emission of an alpha particle. We show that the famous Geiger-Nuttall law can be explained by post-forming an alpha particle outside the range of the nuclear interaction with the daughter nucleus. This contrasts with the commonly ac- cepted mechanism of first alpha particle pre-formation followed by emission through barrier penetration. We predict that the post-formation mechanism is more likely to occur for a-particles with higher energy.

A generalized empirical formula for half-lives of alpha-decay fine structure

A model-independent and [Formula: see text]-dependent four parameter formula has been recently proposed for the studies of one proton and two proton radioactivity. The same form of the formula with different parameter sets worked well for 1p and 2p emission indicating the fact that the similar phenomenological law is able to successfully reproduce both 1p as well as 2p emission half-lives suggesting the identical descriptions of these phenomena. Retaining the same form of the formula, its applicability is studied in this work for calculating the ground state as well as excited state [Formula: see text] emission. For this study, we consider 22 odd–odd nuclei, 31 odd–even nuclei, 52 even–odd nuclei, 88 even–even nuclei with the parent nucleus charge numbers in the range of [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text], respectively. For each of these subsets the emission of [Formula: see text] with different angular momentum values are considered. The general formula with four different parameter sets is proposed and the obtained results are compared with the experimental data. The study reveals that the general form of the proposed empirical formula is suitable for calculating the half-lives of 1p, 2p and [Formula: see text]-emission with different [Formula: see text]-values. With very minimal input like [Formula: see text]-values, and charge number of the daughter nucleus, this formula can be used as a handy tool for a systematic study as well as to plan new experiments.

Cluster decay in osmium isotopes using Hartree–Fock–Bogoliubov theory

Cluster radioactivity is a rare cold nuclear process which is intermediate between alpha decay and spontaneous fission. The present work is a theoretical investigation of the feasibility of alpha decay and cluster radioactivity from proton rich Osmium (Os) isotopes with mass number ranging from 162–190. Osmium forms a part of the transition region between highly deformed and spherical nuclei. Calculations have been done using unified fission model and Hartree–Fock–Bogoliubov (HFB) theory. We have chosen only those decays with half-lives falling in measurable range. Geiger–Nuttall plot has been successfully reproduced. The isotope which is most favorable to each decay mode has a magic daughter nucleus.

A systematic study of proton, alpha and cluster decays in Rhenium isotopes using the effective liquid drop model

Employing the effective liquid drop model (ELDM), half-lives of proton and alpha decays and probable cluster decays are computed and analyzed for different proton-rich and neutron-rich isotopes of Rhenium. The investigation fortifies the phenomenon of cluster radioactivity (CR) in rare earth nuclei and also affirms the pivotal role played by neutron magicity in cluster decays. ELDM data is compared with that of universal decay law (UDL) model and found to be more efficient than the latter one. Apparently, cluster emissions slacken as the neutron number of daughter nucleus goes up and the linear nature of Geiger–Nuttall (G–N) plots stays unaltered even if the surface potential is incorporated.

An Effective Method to Accurately Calculate the Phase Space Factors forβ-β-Decay

Accurate calculations of the electron phase space factors are necessary for reliable predictions of double-beta decay rates and for the analysis of the associated electron angular and energy distributions. We present an effective method to calculate these phase space factors that takes into account the distorted Coulomb field of the daughter nucleus, yet it allows one to easily calculate the phase space factors with good accuracy relative to the most exact methods available in the recent literature.

Aurora B–mediated localized delays in nuclear envelope formation facilitate inclusion of late-segregating chromosome fragments

To determine how chromosome segregation is coordinated with nuclear envelope formation (NEF), we examined the dynamics of NEF in the presence of lagging acentric chromosomes in Drosophila neuroblasts. Acentric chromosomes often exhibit delayed but ultimately successful segregation and incorporation into daughter nuclei. However, it is unknown whether these late-segregating acentric fragments influence NEF to ensure their inclusion in daughter nuclei. Through live analysis, we show that acentric chromosomes induce highly localized delays in the reassembly of the nuclear envelope. These delays result in a gap in the nuclear envelope that facilitates the inclusion of lagging acentrics into telophase daughter nuclei. Localized delays of nuclear envelope reassembly require Aurora B kinase activity. In cells with reduced Aurora B activity, there is a decrease in the frequency of local nuclear envelope reassembly delays, resulting in an increase in the frequency of acentric-bearing, lamin-coated micronuclei. These studies reveal a novel role of Aurora B in maintaining genomic integrity by promoting the formation of a passageway in the nuclear envelope through which late-segregating acentric chromosomes enter the telophase daughter nucleus.

Study of alpha-decay half-lives with deformed, oriented daughter nuclei

In this paper, Coulomb and proximity potential model has been applied to calculate the half-lives of alpha-decay for isotopes around N = Z = 50. Using this model, we investigated the influence of deformation and orientation of daughter nucleus on alpha-decay half-lives. Two orientations (90° and 180°) with quadrupole deformation are applied to study the role of daughter orientation in alpha-decay process. It is found that the deformation and orientation of daughter nucleus affects the alpha-decay half-life and changes the slope and intercept of linear relation between log10(T1/2) and Q-1/2.

STUDY OF CLUSTER RADIOACTIVITY: THE INFLUENCE OF DEFORMATION OF THE CLUSTER AND DAUGHTER NUCLEI ON CLUSTER DECAY HALF-LIVES

In this paper, the heavy cluster half-lives were calculated using the Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin (WKB) method. First, we have considered the cluster and daughter nuclei as spherical and the half-lives have been obtained. Then, we have assumed two nuclei as deformed ones and calculations have been performed once again. Deformations of the emitted cluster and daughter nucleus have been presented in terms of elongation and neck thickness parameters. We investigated the influence of elongation and neck thickness parameters on cluster decay half-lives. Our results show that half-lives are affected by these parameters and obtained results for deformed nuclei are in better agreement with experimental data.