Global calculations of microscopic energies and nuclear deformations: Isospin dependence of the spin-orbit coupling

Zhe-Ying Wu, Chong Qi, Ramon Wyss, and Hong-Liang Liu
Phys. Rev. C 92, 024306 – Published 4 August 2015

Abstract

Background: The deviation between different model calculations that may occur when one goes toward regions where the masses are unknown is getting increased attention. This is related to the uncertainties of the different models which may have not been fully understood.

Purpose: To explore in detail the effect of the isospin dependence of the spin-orbital force in the Woods-Saxon potential on global binding energy and deformation calculations.

Method: The microscopic energies and nuclear deformations of about 1850 even-even nuclei are calculated systematically within the macroscopic-microscopic framework using three Woods-Saxon parametrizations, with different isospin dependencies, which were constructed mainly for nuclear spectroscopy calculations. Calculations are performed in the deformation space (β2,γ,β4). Both the monopole and doubly stretched quadrupole interactions are considered for the pairing channel.

Results: The ground-state deformations obtained by the three calculations are quite similar to each other. Large differences are seen mainly in neutron-rich nuclei and in superheavy nuclei. Systematic calculations on the shape-coexisting second minima are also presented. As for the microscopic energies of the ground states, the results are also very close to each other. Only in a few cases the difference is larger than 2 MeV. The total binding energy is estimated by adding the macroscopic energy provided by the usual liquid drop model with its parameters fitted through the least square root and minimax criteria. Calculations are also compared with the results of other macroscopic-microscopic mass models.

Conclusions: All the three calculations give similar values for the deformations, microscopic energies, and binding energies of most nuclei. One may expect to have a better understanding of the isospin dependence of the spin-orbital force with more data on proton- and neutron-rich nuclei.

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  • Received 17 March 2015
  • Revised 1 June 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.92.024306

©2015 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Zhe-Ying Wu1, Chong Qi1,*, Ramon Wyss1, and Hong-Liang Liu2

  • 1Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China

  • *chongq@kth.se

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Vol. 92, Iss. 2 — August 2015

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