A study of U-isotope ground state properties with covariant energy density functional

In this study, we systematically analyzed the ground state of uranium isotopes from 225 to 240. In our calculations, we used the covariant energy density functional of density-dependent meson exchange interaction (DD-ME2) with separable pairing interaction (TMR). Using the multiple deformation constraint, we calculated the potential energy surface (PES) of the uranium isotopes for both even-even and even-odd nuclei with quadrupole and octupole deformation. Based on our calculation and upon comparing the experimental data and Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov calculations with Gogny D1S calculation data, the ground state of uranium isotopes with reflection-asymmetric deformation was found to be preferred.