A novel nuclear dependence of nucleon-nucleon short-range correlations

TL;DR

This paper discovers a linear relationship between nucleon-nucleon short-range correlations and nuclear binding energy, enabling predictions for unmeasured nuclei and offering insights into nuclear structure.

Contribution

It introduces a novel nuclear dependence of short-range correlations based on nuclear binding energy, expanding understanding of nuclear short-range structure.

Findings

Linear correlation between SRC magnitude and binding energy per nucleon

Predictions for SRC strengths in unmeasured nuclei

Discussion on nucleon-nucleon pairing energy impact

Abstract

A linear correlation is found between the magnitude of nucleon-nucleon short-range correlations and the nuclear binding energy per nucleon with pairing energy removed. By using this relation, the strengths of nucleon-nucleon short-range correlations of some unmeasured nuclei are predicted. Discussions on nucleon-nucleon pairing energy and nucleon-nucleon short-range correlations are made. The found nuclear dependence of nucleon-nucleon short-range correlations may shed some lights on the short-range structure of nucleus.