Tetrahedral shapes of neutron-rich Zr isotopes from multidimensionally-constrained relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov model

Abstract

We develop a multidimensionally constrained relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov (MDC-RHB) model in which the pairing correlations are taken into account by making the Bogoliubov transformation. In this model, the nuclear shape is assumed to be invariant under the reversion of $x$ and $y$ axes; i.e., the intrinsic symmetry group is $V_4$ and all shape degrees of freedom ${\beta }_{\lambda \mu }$ with even $\mu$ are included self-consistently. The RHB equation is solved in an axially deformed harmonic oscillator basis. A separable pairing force of finite range is adopted in the MDC-RHB model. The potential energy curves of neutron-rich even-even Zr isotopes are calculated with relativistic functionals DD-PC1 and PC-PK1 and possible tetrahedral shapes in the ground and isomeric states are investigated. The ground state shape of ${}^{110}$Zr is predicted to be tetrahedral with both functionals and so is that of ${}^{112}$Zr with the functional DD-PC1. The tetrahedral ground states are caused by large energy gaps around $Z=40$ and $N=70$ when ${\beta }_{32}$ deformation is included. Although the inclusion of the ${\beta }_{30}$ deformation can also reduce the energy around ${\beta }_{20}=0$ and lead to minima with pear-like shapes for nuclei around ${}^{110}$Zr, these minima are unstable due to their shallowness.

16 pages, 6 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C

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