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Hindrances to the alpha decay and fission of high-K isomers

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Experimental results on the α decay and fission of high-K isomers are reviewed. Despite the sparse available information, it seems that there is hindrance to the α decay and fission processes from isomeric states relative to the same processes in the ground states. This may have profound consequences, especially for the creation and observation of super-heavy nuclei. To understand the hindrances to α decay and fission that arise when high-K isomers are involved, theoretical descriptions must reflect the pair-broken character of the states, which alters both the potential and inertial terms used in describing these fundamental processes.

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This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231 (LBNL).

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Clark, R.M. Hindrances to the alpha decay and fission of high-K isomers. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-024-01138-x

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