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Particles in classically forbidden areas, neutron skin and halo, and pure neutron matter in Ca isotopes

Soojae Im, Jie Meng

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The nucleon density distributions and the thickness of pure neutron matter in Ca isotopes were systematically studied using the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock (SHF) model from the $\ensuremath{\beta}$-stability line to the neutron drip line. Pure neutron matter, related to the neutron skin or halo, was shown to depend not only on the Fermi levels of the neutrons but also on the orbital angular momentum of the valence neutrons. New definitions for the thickness of pure neutron matter are proposed.

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The nucleon density distributions and the thickness of pure neutron matter in Ca isotopes were systematically studied using the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock (SHF) model from the $\ensuremath{\beta}$-stability line to the neutron drip line. Pure neutron matter, related to the neutron skin or halo, was shown to depend not only on the Fermi levels of the neutrons but also on the orbital angular momentum of the valence neutrons. New definitions for the thickness of pure neutron matter are proposed.

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The nucleon density distributions and the thickness of pure neutron matter in Ca isotopes were systematically studied using the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock (SHF) model from the $\ensuremath{\beta}$-stability line to the neutron drip line. Pure neutron matter, related to the neutron skin or halo, was shown to depend not only on the Fermi levels of the neutrons but also on the orbital angular momentum of the valence neutrons. New definitions for the thickness of pure neutron matter are proposed.

Key concepts: Neutron, Physics, Nuclear drip line, Isotope, Halo, Nuclear physics, Valence (chemistry), Neutron emission

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