| Abstract: | In this work, the effects of the pairing correlation on the properties of neutron drops N=6-50 trapped in a harmonic oscillator potential with ω = 10 Me V are investigated by comparing the results given by the Skyrme Hartree-Fock and Hartree-FockBogoliubov theories with the density-dependent delta interaction(DDDI) pairing force. The results showed that the pairing correlation slightly made the neutron drops more bound, and increased the central neutron density, the spin-orbit and pseudo spin-orbit splittings. Thus, the pairing correlation must be accounted for to improve the Skyrme functional compared with the ab initio calculations. Furthermore, although the single-particle energy gaps with or without pairing were similar, the shell closures varied due to pair scattering. Here, the shell closures in neutron drops using the Sk M* parameter set and DDDI pairing force were found at N=8, 16, and 32. |
