Proton drip-line nuclei in relativistic mean-field theory

Abstract

The position of the two-proton drip line has been calculated for even-even nuclei with $10\le Z\le 82$ in the framework of the relativistic mean-field (RMF) theory. The current model uses the NL3 effective interaction in the mean-field Lagrangian and describes pairing correlations in the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) formalism. The predictions of the RMF theory are compared with those of the Hartree-Fock+BCS approach (with effective force Skyrme SIII) and the finite-range droplet model (FRDM) and with the available experimental information.

Comments: 18 pages, RevTeX, 2 p.s figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. C