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Prediction for cluster radioactivity in even-even naturally occurring isotopes
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Science and Technology, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8261-3908
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Physics, Nuclear Science and Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1406-5695
2026 (English)In: Physics Letters B, ISSN 0370-2693, E-ISSN 1873-2445, Vol. 878, article id 140559Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

For the first time, a systematic investigation of cluster radioactivity in all even-even naturally occurring isotopes is performed by employing the universal decay law (UDL). Based on the calculated half-lives and the adopted criterion T1/2UDL<1030 yr, twelve α -emitting candidates are suggested, with 176Hf being the shortest-lived case (T1/2UDL=2.79×1018 yr). The systematic analysis presented in this work reveals that: (1) the known and predicted natural α emitters below Z=82 serve as a stringent benchmark for semiempirical decay laws in the extremely low- Q regime, and (2) naturally occurring isotopes offer a distinct advantage in rare-event searches, despite their much longer expected half-lives than those of non-natural isotopes. For heavier cluster decays, among those nuclei with N ≤ 126, only the doubly magic 48Ca emission from 186Os gives a half-life within the 1030-yr limit. In contrast, for 230,232Th and 234,238U with N > 126, the T1/2UDL values for many cluster-emission channels fall within this limit. These findings provide promising candidate cluster emitters among naturally occurring isotopes and therefore motivate future experimental searches.

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Elsevier BV , 2026. Vol. 878, article id 140559
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Cluster radioactivity, Naturally occurring isotopes, Universal decay law
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Subatomic Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-383017DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140559ISI: 001781828800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105039647275OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-383017DiVA, id: diva2:2070087
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Available from: 2026-06-11 Created: 2026-06-11 Last updated: 2026-06-11Bibliographically approved

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