Isospin Asymmetry in the Pseudospin Dynamical Symmetry

Abstract

Pseudospin symmetry in nuclei is investigated considering the Dirac equation with a Lorentz structured Woods-Saxon potential. The isospin correlation of the energy splittings of pseudospin partners with the nuclear potential parameters is studied. We show that, in an isotopic chain, the pseudospin symmetry is better realized for neutrons than for protons. This behavior comes from balance effects among the central nuclear potential parameters. In general, we found an isospin asymmetry of the nuclear pseudospin interaction, opposed to the nuclear spin-orbit interaction which is quasi-isospin symmetric.