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2015 (English) In: Nuclear Physics A, ISSN 0375-9474, E-ISSN 1873-1554, Vol. 940, p. 210-226Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en] The empirical pairing gaps derived from four different odd-even mass staggering formulas are compared. By performing single-j shell and multi-shell seniority model calculations as well as by using the standard HFB approach with Skyrme force we show that the simplest three-point formula δC(3)(N)=12[B(N,Z)+B(N-2,Z)-2B(N-1,Z)] can provide a good measure of the neutron pairing gap in even-N nuclei. It removes to a large extent the contribution from the nuclear mean field as well as contributions from shell structure details. It is also less contaminated by the Wigner effect for nuclei around N=Z. We also show that the strength of δC(3)(N) can serve as a good indication of the two-particle spatial correlation in the nucleus of concern and that the weakening of δC(3)(N) in some neutron-rich nuclei indicates that the di-neutron correlation itself is weak in these nuclei.
Keywords Di-neutron correlation, Empirical pairing gap, Odd-even staggering, Pairing correlation
National Category
Physical Sciences
Identifiers urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-170315 (URN) 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2015.04.010 (DOI) 000356127500012 () 2-s2.0-84930001942 (Scopus ID)
Funder Swedish Research Council, 621-2012-3805, 621-2013-4323
Note QC 20150629
2015-06-292015-06-292024-03-15 Bibliographically approved