Isospin Dependence of Proton and Neutron Radii within Relativistic Mean Field Theory

M. Warda, B. Nerlo-Pomorska, K. Pomorski

Published 1997-12-16Version 1

The binding energies, shapes and sizes of even-even beta-stable nuclei with A >= 40 and a few chains of isotopes with Z=50, 56, 82, 94 protons and isotones with N=50, 82, 126 neutrons are analyzed. The average isospin dependence of the radii of protons and neutrons evaluated within the relativistic mean field theory is studied. A simple, phenomenological formula for neutron radii is proposed.