Surface Vibrations of Bubble-like Superheavy Nuclei

Abstract

The shape vibrations of a superheavy nucleus with a complete (bubble) or a partially (semi-bubble) depleted density in its central region and sharp-edge inner and outer surfaces are investigated in the frame of the Liquid-Drop Model. The quadrupole oscillations of the two existing surfaces are coupled in both velocity and coordinate and, upon decoupling, a low-energy and a high-energy component are predicted. The electric transition probabilities are estimated for the decay of the low-lying mode first 2+ state to the ground state for the entire range of the radius and density of the depleted core.

Keywords

• bubble nuclei
• superheavies
• quadrupole vibrations
• deformation energy
• electric transitions