Octupole deformation in the ground states of even-even $Z\sim 96,N\sim 196$ actinides and superheavy nuclei

Abstract

A systematic search for axial octupole deformation in the actinides and superheavy nuclei with proton numbers $Z=88-126$ and neutron numbers from two-proton drip line up to $N=210$ has been performed in covariant density functional theory (DFT) using four state-of-the-art covariant energy density functionals representing different model classes. The nuclei in the $Z\sim 96,N\sim 196$ region of octupole deformation have been investigated in detail and the systematic uncertainties in the description of their observables have been quantified. Similar region of octupole deformation exists also in Skyrme DFT and microscopic+macroscopic approach but it is centered at somewhat different particle numbers. Theoretical uncertainties in the predictions of the regions of octupole deformation are increasing on going to superheavy nuclei with $Z\sim 120,N\sim 190$. There are no octupole deformed nuclei for $Z=112-126$ in covariant DFT calculations. This agrees with Skyrme DFT calculations, but disagrees with Gogny DFT and microscopic+macroscopic calculations which predict extended $Z\sim 120,N\sim 190$ region of octupole deformation.

arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1603.03414

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