Occurrence of Superdeformation in Even-Even Isotopes of Zn

Occurrence of superdeformed (SD) shape from the relationship between the collective rotation and the pairing correlations is investigated in the relativistic mean field theory framework. It is found that pairing correlation plays an important role in the occurrence of SD shape. It is also shown that the SD band of ⁶⁶Zn is more difficult to be observed than that of⁶⁰ Zn experimentally.