Systematic Study of α Decay of Nuclei Around Z=82, N=126 Shell Closures within the Cluster-formation Model

In the present work, the α decay preformation factors P_α are systematically studied within the cluster-formation model (CFM) for nuclei around Z=82, N=126 closed shells. The calculations show that the P_α calculated by CFM is linearly dependent on the product of valance protons (holes) and valance neutrons (holes) N_p N_n. It is consistent with our previous worksSUN X D, et al. Phys Rev C, 2016, 94 (2):024338; DENG J G, et al. Phys Rev C, 2017, 96 (2):024318, which P_α are model-dependent and extracted from the ratios of calculated α decay half-lives to experimental data. Combining with our previous works, we confirm that the P_α is linearly dependent on the N_pN_n for nuclei around Z=82, N=126 shell closures. In addition, the valance proton-neutron interaction plays a key role in the α preformation.