Competition between alpha-decay and beta-decay for Heavy and Superheavy Nuclei

Zongqiang Sheng, Liangping Shu, Ying Meng, Jigang Hu, Jianfa Qian

Published 2014-01-16Version 1

In this work, the $\beta$-stable region for Z $\geq$ 90 is proposed. The calculated $\beta$-stable nuclei in the $\beta$-stable region are in good agreement with the ones obtained by M\"{o}ller \emph{et al}.. The half-lives of the nuclei close to the $\beta$-stable region are calculated and the competition between $\alpha$-decay and $\beta$-decay is systematically investigated. The calculated half-lives and the suggested decay modes are well in line with the experimental results. The predictions for half-lives and decay modes of the nuclei with Z = 107$-$110 are presented.