Microscopic study of ground–state binding energies in Z = 52 − 70 neutron–rich nuclei

Abstract

We investigate 15 different Skyrme-interaction parametrizations and apply them to the chains of Te, Xe, Ba, Ce, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, and Yb isotopes beyond N = 78 to calculate theoretical binding energies within the mean-field approach based on density functional theory. Results of calculations are compared with available experimental data on binding energies and quadrupole deformation with the aim to find out which interaction is the most convenient for shape and structure studies of these isotopic chains.