Neutron-proton pairing in rotating N ∼ Z nuclei: dominance of the isovector component Original Research Article

Theoretical calculations of rotating N≈Z nuclei with A=58−80 within the cranked Nilsson+Strutinsky approach, cranked relativistic mean field and cranked relativistic Hartree+Bogoliubov theories show good agreement with experiment. They point on the presence of the isovector t=1np-pairing, but do not show any indications of the isoscalar t=0np-pairing.