RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 An approximation to the Woods–Saxon potential based on a contact interaction A1 Romaniega Sancho, César A1 Gadella Urquiza, Manuel A1 Id Betan, R. M. A1 Nieto Calzada, Luis Miguel AB We study a non-relativistic particle subject to a three-dimensional spherical potential consisting of a finite well and a radial δ−δ′ contact interaction at the well edge. This contact potential is defined by appropriate matching conditions for the radial functions, thereby fixing a self-adjoint extension of the non-singular Hamiltonian. Since this model admits exact solutions for the wave function, we are able to characterize and calculate the number of bound states. We also extend some well-known properties of certain spherically symmetric potentials and describe the resonances, defined as unstable quantum states. Based on the Woods–Saxon potential, this configuration is implemented as a first approximation for a mean-field nuclear model. The results derived are tested with experimental and numerical data in the double magic nuclei 132Sn and 208Pb with an extra neutron. PB Springer SN 2190-5444 YR 2020 FD 2020 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40865 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40865 LA eng NO The European Physical Journal Plus, 2020, vol. 135. 17 p. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 27-abr-2024