The multinucleon transfer reactions ${}^{197}\mathrm{Au}+{}^{232}\mathrm{Th}, {}^{186}\mathrm{W}+{}^{232}\mathrm{Th}$, and ${}^{238}\mathrm{U}+{}^{232}\mathrm{Th}$ are investigated within the framework of dinuclear system (DNS) model with a decay model gemini$++$. The calculated isotopic production cross sections in the ${}^{136}\mathrm{Xe}+{}^{249}\mathrm{Cf}$ reaction at $E_{\mathrm{c}.\mathrm{m}.}=567\mathrm{MeV}$ can reproduce the experimental data well. Due to the subshell closures, the behavior of “inverse” quasifission process is found in the collisions of ${}^{186}\mathrm{W}+{}^{232}\mathrm{Th}$ and ${}^{197}\mathrm{Au}+{}^{232}\mathrm{Th}$. The reaction ${}^{197}\mathrm{Au}+{}^{232}\mathrm{Th}$ is more advantageous to produce neutron-rich isotopes with $Z=92–106$ than ${}^{186}\mathrm{W}+{}^{232}\mathrm{Th}$ and ${}^{238}\mathrm{U}+{}^{232}\mathrm{Th}$, because it has the lowest value of the potential energy that needed to overcome in the nucleon transfer process. Furthermore, the incident energy dependence of isotopic production cross sections in the reaction ${}^{197}\mathrm{Au}+{}^{232}\mathrm{Th}$ is studied. It is found that $E_{\mathrm{c}.\mathrm{m}.}=756.47$ MeV is more suitable for producing new isotopes with $Z=92–98$, while $E_{\mathrm{c}.\mathrm{m}.}=690.69$ MeV is the optimal incident energy for $Z=99–106$. The effect of incident energy on the interaction time is also investigated. The production cross sections of 88 unknown neutron-rich transuranium nuclei are predicted with the cross sections at the order of ${10}^{-6}$ to $10\mu \mathrm{b}$.

• Received 28 November 2022
• Accepted 2 February 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.107.024604