https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00277-z
Regular Article
Neutron shell closure at N = 32 and N = 40 in Ar and Ca isotopes
High Energy Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, P.O.B. 2390, 40000, Marrakesh, Morocco
* e-mail: oulne@uca.ma
Received:
24
November
2019
Accepted:
11
February
2020
Published online:
20
February
2020
In this paper, we investigate features of the ground state of some nuclei far from the stability for isotope chains with proton numbers Z = 18 and 20. Our aim is to predict the eventual existence of magic numbers in these exotic nuclei. For this purpose, we use two methods: the non-relativistic Hartree–Fock–Bogoliubov approach based on SLy4 Skyrme functional and the relativistic (so-called covariant) density functional theory by using the DD-ME2 force parametrization. We compare our results with the available experimental data and with the predictions of other models such as finite range droplet model (FRDM). Our present investigation predicts that N = 32 and N = 40 are magic numbers for Ar and Ca isotopes.
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