The Neutron Halo in Heavy Nuclei Calculated with the Gogny Force

B. Nerlo-Pomorska, K. Pomorski, J. F. Berger, J. Decharge

Published 2000-06-27Version 1

The proton and neutron density distributions, one- and two-neutron separation energies and radii of nuclei for which neutron halos are experimentally observed, are calculated using the self-consistent Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov method with the effective interaction of Gogny. Halo factors are evaluated assuming hydrogen-like antiproton wave functions. The factors agree well with experimental data. They are close to those obtained with Skyrme forces and with the relativistic mean field approach.