The breaking of spin symmetry in the single-particle resonances in deformed nuclei

The exploration of spin symmetry (SS) in nuclear physics has been instrumental in identifying atomic nucleus structures.In this study,we solve the Dirac equation from the relativistic mean field (RMF) in complex momentum representation.We investigated SS and its breaking in single-particle resonant states within deformed nuclei,with a focus on the illustrative nucleus168Er.This was the initial discovery of a resonant spin doublet in a deformed nucleus,with the expectation of the SS approaching the continuum threshold.With increasing single-particle energy,the splitting of the resonant spin doublets widened significantly.This escalating splitting implies diminishing adherence to the SS,indicating a departure from the expected behavior as the energy levels increase.We also analyzed the width of the resonant states,showing that lower orbital angular momentum resonances possess shorter decay times and that SS is preserved within broad resonant doublets,as opposed to narrow resonant doublets.Comparing the radial density of the upper components for the bound-state and resonant-state doublets,it becomes evident that while SS is well-preserved in the bound states,it deteriorates in the resonant states.The impact of nuclear deformation (β_(2)) on SS was examined,demonstrating that an increase in β_(2) resulted in higher energy and width splitting in the resonant spin doublets,which is attributed to increased component mixing.Furthermore,the sensitivity of spin doublets to various potential parameters such as surface diffuseness (a),radius (R),and depth (Σ0) is discussed,emphasizing the role of these parameters in SS.This study provides valuable insights into the behavior of spin doublets in deformed nuclei and their interplay with the nuclear structure,thereby advancing our understanding of SS in the resonance state.

Solution to the Dirac equation using the finite difference method

In this study,single-particle energy was examined using the finite difference method by taking 208Pb as an example.If the first derivative term in the spherical Dirac equation is discretized using a three-point formula,a one-to-one correspondence occurs between the physical and spurious states.Although these energies are exactly the same,the wave functions of the spurious states exhibit a much faster staggering than those of the physical states.Such spurious states can be eliminated when applying the finite difference method by introducing an extra Wilson term into the Hamiltonian.Furthermore,it was also found that the number of spurious states can be reduced if we improve the accuracy of the numerical differential formula.The Dirac equation is then solved in a momentum space in which there is no differential operator,and we found that the spurious states can be completely avoided in the momentum space,even without an extra Wilson term.

Influence of different fields of mesons on the pseudospin symmetry in single-neutron resonant states

In the framework of the relativistic mean field theory combined with the complex momentum representation method,we elucidate the pseudospin symmetry in the single-neutron resonant states and its dependence on the σ,ω,and ρ meson fields.Compared with the effect of theρfield,the τandωfields provide the main contributions to the pseudospin energy and width splitting of the resonant pseudospin doublets.Especially,we compare quantitatively the pseudospin wave functions's plittings in resonant doublets,and investigate their dependencies on different fields of mesons,which is consistent with that of energy and width splittings.Current research is helpful to understand the mechanism and properties of pseudospin symmetry for resonant states.