Published March 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Nuclear halo structure and pseudospin symmetry

  • 1. Department of Physics, Texas A and M University, Commerce, Texas 75429 (United States)
  • 2. School of Physics, Peking University, 100871 Beijing (China)
  • 3. Physik-Department der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
  • 4. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou (China)
  • 5. Universite Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay (France)
  • 6. CNRS-IN2P3, UMR 8608, F-91406 Orsay (France)

Description

Nuclear halo structure and conservation of relativistic symmetry are studied within the framework of the relativistic Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory. Giant halos as well as ordinary ones are found in cerium isotopes close to the neutron drip line. Bridged by the T=0 channel, the conservation of pseudospin symmetry (PSS) plays an essential role in stabilizing the neutron halo structures. The Fock terms, especially the ρ-tensor couplings, not only play a significant role in PSS conservation but also present substantial contributions to the T=0 channel, by which the necessity of Fock terms is well demonstrated.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
81
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 031302-031302.5
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41115258
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CERIUM ISOTOPES; COUPLING; HARTREE-FOCK-BOGOLYUBOV THEORY; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR HALOS; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; HADRONS; ISOTOPES; NUCLEONS

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