P CN Calculations for Z = 111 to Z = 118
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Fig. 2 Comparison of the
measurements of P CN in this
work with that of [27]
Fig. 3 Comparison of our
measured values of P CN with
the predictions of [28]
We can ask how well these new values of P CN agree with previous measurements
and theoretical predictions. Kozulin et al. [27] have reported measurements of
P CN based upon mass–energy distributions of fission-like fragments from a variety
of reactions. In Fig. 2, we compare our values of P CN with the Kozulin et al.
measurements. Given the intrinsic large uncertainties in our deduced P CN values,
the agreement between the measurements seems satisfactory.
How do our measured values of P CN compare with various theoretical predictions
of P CN ? Given our methodology, there is no surprise that our deduced values of P CN
agree well with the predictions of Zagrebaev [29]. How about other predictions?
In Fig. 3, we compare our deduced values of P CN with predictions of Nasirov et
al. [28]. For the hot fusion reactions (Z 1 Z 2 = 1800–2000), the agreement seems
reasonable but there is a stark disagreement for the cold fusion cases.