Pairing Effects on Bubble Nuclei

In the framework of the Skyrme–Hartree–Fock–Bogoliubov approach with the SkT interaction, the pairing effects on the proton bubble structures of ^46Ar and ^206Hg are discussed. In calculations, three kinds of pairing forces (volume, surface and mixed pairing interactions) are used. For ^46Ar, it is shown that the bubble structure with the volume pairing is almost the same as that with the mixed pairing. The bubble with the surface pairing is less pronounced than those with the volume and mixed pairings. Analyzing the density distributions and occupation probabilities of the proton s states and the quasi-degeneracy between the proton 2s_1/2 and 1d_3/2 orbitals, we explain the difference between the bubble structure with the surface pairing and those with the volume and mixed pairings. For ^206Hg, it is seen that the proton density distribution with the surface pairing is different from those with the volume and mixed pairings in the whole region of the radial distance. In addition, it is found that the bubbles with the three pairing forces are different from each other and the least pronounced bubble is obtained with the surface pairing. Thus the selection of the pairing force is important for the study of the nuclear bubble structure.