Thermal aspects of the pairing correlations in finite nuclei

Abstract

The influence of temperature on the pairing correlations is investigated. The pairing collective motion is described within the temperature-dependent RPA formalism. The specific two-particle transfer mechanism associated with the pairing degree of freedom is discussed as a function of the temperature. Applications are shown for the case of the Sn isotopes in the mass region 106 ⩽ A ⩽ 124.