超重元素合成反应机制研究

回顾了超重元素研究的现状和超重元素合成反应机制研究的发展,指出目前超重元素合成研究中存在的困难和对超重余核鉴别的一些设想.对近对称反应系统的熔合反应机制进行了较深入的讨论,建议对这类反应生成复合核的截面进行理论和实验上的研究.The status and development of the studies on reaction mechanism for synthesis of superheavy elements has been reviewed. In this paper it is pointed out the difficulties existing in the studies and synthesis of superheavy elements and some conceives for measurement and identification of very heavy residues. The fusion of near symmetric reaction systems is discussed and proposed to do more investigations on the fusion cross sections of these reactions on both theory and experiment.     

基于双核模型对Z = 116~ 121 超重核产生截面的研究(英文)

在双核模型的理论框架下系统研究了超重元素Z = 116 ~121 的蒸发剩余截面,计算过程中核子扩散由主方程描述,同时考虑了全熔合与准裂变的竞争。计算基本再现了利用热熔合反应48Ca+245Cm,48Ca+249Cf 和48Ca+249Bk 产生116~118 号同位素的合成截面。同样,分别以249Bk,249Cf 和243Am 为靶,以48Ca,50Ti 和58Fe 为炮弹,计算了Z = 119~ 121 号同位素的生成截面。结果表明,这些超重核的生成截面随着质子数的增大进一步变小。例如,利用58Fe+243Am 反应合成121 号同位素的最大蒸发剩余截面仅在fb 量级。基于对选择的几个反应系统的系统分析,发现双核系统在熔合蒸发过程中偶Z 奇N 和奇Z 偶N 复合核分别有强的3n 和4n 蒸发道。The production cross sections of superheavy elements with Z = 116~121 have been investigated systematically within the dinuclear system (DNS) concept, where the master equation is solved numerically to obtain the fusion probability. The competition between complete fusion and quasifission, which can strongly affect the cross section of the compound nucleus formation, is taken into account. The evaporation residue cross sections ER calculated for the hot fusion actinide-based reactions (48Ca+245Cm, 48Ca+249Cf and 48Ca+249Bk) are basically in agreement with the known experimental data within one order of magnitude. Similar calculations for the synthesis of superheavy elements up to Z = 121 are performed using the available 249Bk, 249Cf and 243Am as targets and 48Ca, 50Ti and 58Fe as projectiles. Their production cross sections are relatively small,especially for the 58Fe+243Am→301121 reaction. A systematic analysis indicates that the 3n and 4n channelsare respectively the most favorable fusion-evaporation channels in the synthesis of even- and odd-Z superheavy elements.     

超重元素的气相化学研究

对当前国际上超重元素气相化学性质实验研究的现状进行了综述, 简单介绍了用于气相化学研究的超重元素合成方法和超重元素气相化学实验技术的发展历程。 综述了超重元素Rf, Db, Sg, Bh, Hs 和112 号元素的气相化学性质研究的实验进展情况。 最后介绍了我国在超重新核素合成、 超重元素气相化学研究等方面所取得的成果, 并展望了在超重元素气相化学性质研究方面的前景。 The present status of the chemical properties investigation for superheavy elements was described in this paper. The synthesis of superheavy elements and the experimental techniques used in stu dies on the gas phase chemistry of superheavy elements were briefly introduced. The current experimental studies about the gas chromatography of Rf, Db, Sg, Bh, Hs and element 112 were discussed in detail. Finally, the development of synthesis of superheavy elements and the study on gas phase chemical properties of superheavy elements in China were prospected.     

Synthesis of superheavy nuclei with <Superscript>238</Superscript>U target

The production of superheavy nuclei with Z=108-116 via hot fusion reactions of the neutron-rich projectiles with 238U target is systematically studied.The results show that the production cross sections of superheavy nuclei do not decrease monotonously as the atomic number Z increasing.The cross sections of the superheavy nuclei at Z = 112 and 115 are enhanced as compared with the whole Z-trend in synthesis of the superheavy nuclei,which clearly illustrates that the reactions with large negative Q-value and...     

基于RMF理论对超重核结构和合成以及滴线外核的研究

总结和回顾了超重核结构和反应研究的历史和现状,利用形变约束的相对论平均场理论系统计算了实验观测到的Z=102—112号元素的能量随形变的变化,得到了这些核素的基态和鞍点性质,利用Strutinsky壳修正方法研究了壳效应对这些核素的影响.利用所得到的结构信息,计算了相应的冷熔合反应的截面,给出了与实验相仿的结果,得到Z=118号元素的合成截面为23pb,比宏观模型的结果小20倍.讨论了相关物理量对反应截面的影响.同时,还给出了相对论连续谱Hartree Bogoliubov(RCHB)理论对滴线外核1800Sn的描述. The studieson structure and reaction for superheavy elements are reviewed. Based on constrained relativistic mean field(CRMF) theory, binding energiesof elements from Z=102 to Z=112, which can be measured experimentally, as a function of deformation arecalculated, and the properties of equilibrium and saddle point of these nuclides are obtained. Using the single particle levels based on CRMF, the shell effects are obtained with Structinsky method. The cross sections of the cold fusion are est...     

超重原子核与新元素研究

当前,原子核物理研究的一个重要前沿是探索原子核的电荷与质量极限,研究超重原子核与超重元素的性质,以及合成超重原子核。20世纪60年代,基于量子壳效应,理论预言质子数为114、中子数为184的原子核及其相邻核具有较长的寿命,甚至可能是稳定的,形成一个超重稳定岛。这个理论预言促进了重离子加速器及相关探测设备的建造,推动了重离子物理的发展。到目前,已经合成到了118号元素,填满了元素周期表的第7行。然而,合成更重的超重元素或包含更多中子的超重原子核面临着很多挑战,需要理论与实验密切结合,探索超重原子核的性质与合成机制,以登上超重稳定岛。文章概要评述超重原子核与新元素研究。首先介绍超重原子核与超重元素研究的背景及理论预言,包括超重核存在的根源、理论预言的概况等。之后简要给出实验合成超重核取得的主要进展和新元素命名情况。关于合成更重的超重元素面临的挑战,文章将针对利用重离子熔合蒸发反应合成超重核的截面低、所合成的超重核缺中子等情况展开讨论。最后评述近年来超重原子核结构性质、衰变、裂变与合成机制等方面的理论研究进展,包括超重核区的幻数和超重岛的位置,超重核的稳定性,利用重离子熔合蒸发反应合成超重核的三步过程及其复杂性,利用多核子转移合成超重核的探索,等等。The exploration of charge and mass limits of atomic nuclei and the synthesis of long-lived or stable superheavy nuclei (SHN) are at the frontier of modern nuclear physics. In the 1960s, based on the stability originating from quantum shell effects, the possible existence of an island of stability around 298114 was predicted. This prediction advanced the construction of heavy ion accelerators and detectors and the development of heavy ion physics. So far, superheavy elements (SHE) with Z up to 118 have been synthesized via heavy ion fusion reactions in laboratories. Recently the IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party (JWP) concluded that criteria for the discovery of new elements have been met for those with Z=113, 115, 117 and 118. Therefore the seventh period of the periodic table of elements is completed. To synthesize even heavier elements or more neutron-rich SHN by using heavy ion fusion reactions, one confronts many challenges. More efforts should be made to study the properties of SHN both experimentally and theoretically. In this short review on the study on SHN and SHE, we will first introduce the background and theoretical predictions of SHN, including the origin of the possible existence of SHN and the predicted island of stability of SHN, etc. Then we will present progresses made up to now concerning the synthesis of SHN and the naming of the four new elements. As for the challenges nuclear physicists confront in synthesizing even heavier SHEs, we will detail those connected with heavy ion fusion-evaporation reactions, namely, the tiny cross sections to produce SHN and the fact that only neutron-deficient SHNs can be synthesized. Finally we will discuss some theoretical progresses on the study of SHN, including the structure of SHN and proton and neutron magic numbers after 208Pb, the stability and the synthesis mechanism of SHN as well as what we should focus on in the future.     

On Q Values and Other Energy Parameters for Superheavy Element Synthesis

Q value and optimal exciting energy of hypothetical superheavy nuclei in cold fusion reaction are calculated with relativistic mean field model and semiemperical shell model mass equation （SSME） and the validity of the two models is tested. To give useful references for the experiments in the superheavy nuclei synthesized in cold fusion reactions, the Q value, fusion barrier and optimal exciting energy for the possible target plus projectile combinations suggested by Gupta et al. are calculated and the most possible target plus projectile combinations are pointed out according to our calculations.     

直接鉴别超重元素Z和A的一种新的可能方法

随着合成的超重元素向超重岛逼近,合成截面越来越小,同时,合成的超重元素的寿命可能相对增长, 这对利用α衰变链的传统方法鉴别超重元素是非常不利的。 讨论了可能突破这个瓶颈的一种可以直接鉴别超重元素原子序数Z和质量A的新方法, 即与RFQ离子阱技术相结合的激光多步共振电离方法, 对实现这种方法的途径、 该方法所面临的困难和挑战、需要进行的前期研究工作以及该方法的可能性和可行性进行了较详细的讨论。 With the synthesis of heavy elements approaching the super heavy island, the production cross section becomes smaller and the lifetime of the super heavy element becomes longer, which results in the difficulties for identification of theelements by using conventional alpha decay chain technique. In order to overcome the difficulties, a novel approach to direct identification of atomic number Z and nuclear mass A for super heavy elements is proposed, namely, the multi step resonant laser ionization of singly charged ions in combination with RFQ trap. The routine for the experiment is presented, and the possibilities, feasibilities, as well as the problems to be faced, are discussed in detail.     

Single-particle enhancement of heavy-element production

Fusion barriers are calculated in a macroscopic-microscopic model for several cold-fusion heavy-ion reactions leading to heavy and superheavy elements. The results obtained in such a picture are very different from those obtained in a purely macroscopic model. For reactions on ²⁰⁸Pb targets, shell effects in the entrance channel result in fusion-barrier energies at the touching point that are only a few MeV higher than the ground state for compound systems near Z = 110. The entrance-channel fragment-shell effects remain far inside the touching point, almost to configurations only slightly more elongated than the ground-state configuration, where the fusion barrier has risen to about 10 MeV above the ground-state energy. Calculated single-particle level diagrams show that few level crossings occur until the peak in the fusion barrier very close to the ground-state shape is reached, which indicates that dissipation is negligible until very late in the fusion process. Whereas the fission valley in a macroscopic picture is several tens of MeV lower in energy than is the fusion valley, we find in the macroscopic-microscopic picture that the fission valley is only about 5 MeV lower than the fusion valley for cold-fusion reactions leading to compound systems near Z = 110. These results show that no significant “extra-extrapush” energy is needed to bring the system inside the fission saddle point and that the typical reaction energies for maximum cross section in heavy-element synthesis correspond to only a few MeV above the maximum in the fusion barrier.     

Basic distinctions between cold- and hot-fusion reactions in the synthesis of superheavy elements

Superheavy elements (SHE) of charge number in the range of Z = 106–112 were synthesized in so-called cold-fusion reactions. The smallness of the excitation energy of compound nuclei is the main advantage of cold-fusion reactions. However, the synthesis of SHEs of charge number in the region of Z ≥ 112 is strongly complicated in cold-fusion reactions by a sharp decrease in the cross section of a compound nucleus formation in the entrance channel because of superiority of quasifission in the competition with complete fusion. Two favorable circumstances contributed to the success of the experiments aimed at the synthesis of the Z = 113–118 elements and performed at the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research: large cross sections for the production of a compound nucleus, which are characteristic of hot-fusion reactions, and an increase in the fission barrier for nuclei toward the stability island. The factor that complicates the formation of a compound nucleus in cold-fusion reactions is discussed.     

Formation of heavy compound nuclei,their survival,and correlation with longtime-scale fission

Fusion of two massive nuclei with formation of a superheavy compound nucleus is driven by the potential energy gradient, as follows from the analysis of nuclear reaction cross sections. The conservative energy of the system is deduced in a simple approximation using regularized nuclear mass and interaction barrier values. Different reactions for the synthesis of Z = 110−118 nuclei are compared and favorable conditions are found for fusion of the stable W-Pt isotopes with radioactive fission fragment projectiles, like ⁹⁴Kr or ¹⁰⁰Sr. Thus, the cold-fusion method can be extended for a synthesis of elements with Z > 113. Survival of the evaporation residue is defined by the neutron-to-fission probability ratio and by the successful emission of gammas at the final step of the reaction. Numerical estimates are presented. Fixation of evaporation residue products must correlate with longtime-scale fission, and available experimental results are discussed. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

研究重元素原子谱学性质的可能性

论述了重元素,特别是超重元素原子谱学的重要意义。指出了对这些元素原子谱学进行研究的必要性。探讨了通过核反应产生重元素的几率和产额, 以及可能的收集方法,表明了这可为重元素原子谱学研究提供必要的条件。 同时也简单描述了研究重原子谱学的方法——激光共振电离法。 The importance of the atomic spectroscopy of heavy elements,especially the superheavy elements has been briefly reviewed. It is pointed that studies of the atomic spectroscopy of very heavy elements is necessary from the atomic physics and the identification of new superheavy elements. The production probability and yields of heavy elements in the heavy ion induced reactions were discussed. And the possible collection methods for heavy residue of reactions were also retrospected. Those techniques which have been used in the heavy ion reactions and superheavy element identifications will provide some possible support to the studies of heavy element spectroscopy.     

超重元素(新核素)合成研究进展情况分析和展望

本文在介绍和分析国际、国内在超重元素（新核素）合成实验研究与理论研究进展情况的基础上对我国今后如何从理论与实验的结合上开展超重元素（核）合成研究工作提出一些看法和建议，提供讨论。     

超重元素(新核素)合成研究进展情况分析和展望

本文在介绍和分析国际、国内在超重元素 (新核素 )合成实验研究与理论研究进展情况的基础上对我国今后如何从理论与实验的结合上开展超重元素 (核 )合成研究工作提出一些看法和建议 ,提供讨论