Structure studies of Californium isotopes 200-300Cf
Abstract
The study of nuclear structure plays an important role in understanding the properties and stability of heavy elements. This work presents a theoretical study on the structural properties of californium (Cf) isotopes in the mass number range 200–300. The Dirac-Hartree-Bogoliubov (DIRHB) model, which offers a self-consistent description of nuclear structure, is used to conduct the analysis within the framework of relativistic mean-field theory. Through important nuclear parameters such binding energy per nucleon, charge radius, root mean square (RMS) radius, two-neutron separation energy, and quadrupole deformation parameter (β2), the study aims to comprehend the behavior of heavy nuclei. The study examines how nuclear structure changes as the number of neutrons increases and finds patterns in nuclear stability, deformation, and shell effects. The results obtained from this study provide important findings into the structural characteristics of Californium isotopes, mainly in regions where experimental data is limited or unavailable. This work advances our knowledge of nuclear structure in the actinide area and demonstrates how well the DIRHB model describes the characteristics of heavy nuclei. The findings also help extend the nuclear landscape for californium isotopes and provide a basis for future theoretical and experimental studies in nuclear physics. The present work confirm the possibility of having shell closure or midshell closure at N=138.
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