Proton-neutron pairing and binding energies of nuclei close to N=Z line

Abstract

We analyse the contribution of isovector and isoscalar proton-neutron pairing to the binding energies of even-even nuclei with $N-Z=0,2,4$ and atomic mass $20<A<100$. The binding energies are calculated in the mean-field approach by coupling a Skyrme-type functional to an isovector-isoscalar pairing force of zero range. The latter is treated in the framework of quartet condensation model (QCM), which conserves exactly the particle number and the isospin. The interdependence of pairing and deformation is taken into account by performing self-consistent Skyrme-HF+QCM calculations in the intrinsic system. It is shown that the binding energies are not changing much when the isoscalar pairing is switched on. This fact is related to the off-diagonal matrix elements of the pairing force, which is less attractive for the isoscalar force, and to the competition between the isoscalar and isovector pairing channels.

arXiv comment14 pages, 7 figures

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