# Toroidal high-spin isomers in the nucleus $^{304}{120}$

## TL;DR

This paper predicts the existence of toroidal high-spin isomeric states in the superheavy nucleus $^{304}120$ using a cranked Skyrme-Hartree-Fock theoretical approach, highlighting a novel nuclear shape configuration.

## Contribution

It introduces a theoretical prediction of toroidal high-K isomers in superheavy nuclei, expanding understanding of nuclear shapes at extreme conditions.

## Key findings

- Prediction of toroidal high-spin isomers in $^{304}120$
- Identification of local energy minima for these states
- Use of cranked Skyrme-Hartree-Fock method for analysis

## Abstract

Strongly deformed oblate superheavy nuclei form an intriguing region where the toroidal nuclear structures may bifurcate from the oblate spheroidal shape. The bifurcation may be facilitated when the nucleus is endowed with a large angular moment about the symmetry axis with $I=I_{z}$. The toroidal high-$K$ isomeric states at their local energy minima can be theoretically predicted using the cranked self-consistent Skyrme-Hartree-Fock method. We use the cranked Skyrme-Hartree-Fock method to predict the properties of the toroidal high-spin isomers in the superheavy nucleus $^{304}{120}_{184}$.