Ground state properties of even–even and odd Nd, Ce and Sm isotopes in Hartree–Fock–Bogoliubov method

Abstract

In this work, we have studied the ground state properties of both even–even and odd Nd isotopes within Hartree–Fock–Bogoliubov method with SLy5 Skyrme force in which the pairing strength has been generalized with a new proposed formula. We calculated binding energies, two-neutron separation energies, quadrupole deformation, charge, neutron and proton radii. Similar calculations have been carried out for Ce and Sm in order to verify the validity of our pairing strength formula. The results have been compared with available experimental data, the results of Hartree–Fock–Bogoliubov calculations based on the D1S Gogny effective nucleon–nucleon interaction and predictions of some nuclear models such as finite range droplet model (FRDM) and relativistic mean field (RMF) theory.