A New Parameter Set for the Relativistic Mean Field Theory

Abstract

Subtracting the Strutinsky shell corrections from the selfconsistent energies obtained within the Relativistic Mean Field Theory (RMFT) we have got estimates for the macroscopic part of the binding energies of 142 spherical even-even nuclei. By minimizing their root mean square deviations from the values obtained with the Lublin-Srasbourg Drop (LSD) model with respect to the nine RMFT parameters we have found the optimal set (NL4). The new parameters reproduce also the radii of these nuclei with an accuracy comparable with that obtained with the NL1 and NL3 sets.