Shell corrections with finite temperature covariant density functional theory

The temperature dependence of the shell corrections to the energy sEsell,entropy T8S sell,and free en-ergy oFshell is studied by employing the covariant density functional theory for closed-shell nuclei.Taking 144Sm as an example,studies have shown that,unlike the widely-used exponential dependence exp(-E*/Ed),8Eshell exhibits a non-monotonous behavior,ie.,first decreasing 20%approaching a temperature of 0.8 MeV,and then fading away exponentially.Shell corrections to both free energy 8F shell and entropy T8S shell can be approximated well using the Bohr-Mottelson forms T/sinh(t)and[rcoth(r)-1]/sinh(r),respectively,in which Tx T.Further studies on the shell corrections in other closed-shell nuclei,100Sn and 208 Pb,are conducted,and the same temperature dependen-cics are obtained.