MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION OF THE ANISOTROPY IN ALPHA-DECAY

A microscopic description of alpha decay of odd mass nuclei is given f or axially deformed nuclei. Realistic mean field+pairing residual inte raction in a very large single particle basis is used. Systematics for At and Rn isotopes, as well as for Fr-221, are given. A pronounced an isotropic emission of alpha particles at low temperatures is predicted as function of deformation for the At and Rn isotopes. This shows tha t alpha decay is an excellent tool to probe intrinsic deformations in nuclei.