1.Kurchatov Institute,Moscow,Russia;2.INFN,Sezione di Catania,Catania,Italy;3.INFN-LNS and University of Catania,Catania,Italy;4.Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology,Moscow,Russia
Abstract:
A brief review of recent microscopic calculations of nuclear pairing gap is given. A semi-microscopic model is suggested in
which the ab initio effective pairing interaction is supplemented with a small phenomenological addendum. It involves a parameter
which is universal for all medium and heavy nuclei. Calculations for several isotopic and isotonic chains of semi-magic nuclei
confirm the relevance of the model.