Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : International Journal of Modern Physics E
Source : International Journal of Modern Physics E, Vol. 17, No. 4, (2008). pp 611- 629
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Engineering
Department : Sciences
Year : 2008
Abstract : A comparative study of the S-matrix and the WKB methods for the calculation of the half widths of alpha decay of super heavy elements is presented. The extent of the reliability of the WKB methods is demonstrated through simple illustrative examples. Detailed calculations have been carried out using the microscopic alpha-daughter potentials generated in the framework of the double-folding model using densities obtained in the relativistic mean field theories. We consider alpha-nucleus systems appearing in the decay chains of super heavy parent elements having A = 277
Cite this Research Publication : P. Prema, S. Mahadevan, C. S. Shastry and Y. K. Gambhir, ‘Study of Alpha decay of super heavy elements using S Matrix and WKB methods’, International Journal of Modern Physics E, Vol. 17, No. 4, (2008). pp 611- 629