Pairing correlations with resonant continuum effect in the RMF + ACCC + BCS approach

The relativistic mean field (RMF) + analytic continuation in the coupling constant (ACCC) + Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) approach is first presented to describe exotic nuclei by taking into account the resonant continuum effect in pairing correlations. Constant pairing strength is used in BCS approximation. Resonance parameters and wave functions are extracted from effective ACCC approach within the framework of the self-consistent RMF theory. The pairing energies, pairing correlation energies, binding energies, two-neutron separation energies, neutron rms radii, and neutron densities for neutron-rich even–even Ni isotopes are explored in the RMF + ACCC + BCS approach with NL3 effective interaction. It shows that the results are in good agreement with those of other theoretical approaches. (author)