In recent years the body of experimental data on nuclei with masses A≃ 250 has increased
dramatically. Nuclei that had been out of reach for experimental studies have now become …

Spontaneous fission properties of transuranium isotopes are reviewed. Specific emphasis
was laid on brief historical overviews of theoretical descriptions and experimental …

Understanding the atomic and nuclear properties of very heavy and superheavy nuclides is
one of the main objectives in experiments at the recoil separator SHIP at the GSI …

The quantum-mechanic nature of nuclear matter is at the origin of the vision of a region of
enhanced stability at the upper right end of the chart of nuclei, the so-called'island of …

Self-consistent methods for the structure of heavy and superheavy nuclei are reviewed. The
construction and application of energy-density functionals are discussed. The relationship …

A detailed γ spectroscopic decay study of two K isomers in 254 No was performed. In
addition to the previously reported γ lines two new transitions of E= 778, 856keV could be …

In the heaviest elements, the instability of atomic nuclei against spontaneous fission leads to
ever shorter nuclear half-lives. Upon falling below a timescale of 10− 14 s, the border of …

We review several theoretical models based on the introduction of a mean-field that have
been applied systematically to superheavy nuclei. The models that are considered are the …

The rotational bands in nuclei with Z≈ 100 are investigated systematically by using a
cranked shell model (CSM) with the pairing correlations treated by a particle-number …

The isotopic dependence of two-quasiparticle isomeric states in Fm and No is treated for
future experiments. The population of the isomeric states in evaporation residues is …