Alpha-decay for heavy nuclei in the ground and isomeric states Original Research Article

The α-decay half-lives of nuclei in the ground states and isomeric states have been calculated within the WKB approximation and Royerʹs formulas. The barrier in the quasimolecular shape path is determined within a generalized liquid drop model (GLDM), in which the centrifugal potential energy has been introduced to study the unfavored α-decay. The agreement between the calculated results and experimental data indicates the reliability of studying α-decay of isomeric states with the generalized liquid drop model. We find that their is no significant difference of preformation probability between isomeric states and the corresponding ground states generally in favored α-decay. Additionally, we extended Royerʹs formulas by taking account of the role of centrifugal barrier to study the unfavored α-decay, and some predicts on the α-decay half-lives of isomers are made. Finally, the effects of angular momentum transfer and Qα on α-decay half-life have been discussed.