THOMAS-FERMI APPROACH TO NUCLEAR-MASS FORMULA .4. THE ETFSI-1 MASS FORMULA

We summarize the main features of the first nuclear-mass table to be based entirely on microscopic interactions. A semi-classical approximation to the HF-BCS method is adopted, with full Strutinsky shell corrections included. The 9 parameters of the underlying Skyrme and delta-function pairing forces are fitted to all 1492 mass data for A greater-than-or-equal-to 36; the r.m.s. error of this fit is 0.730 MeV. Our tabulation covers the range 36 less-than-or-equal-to A less-than-or-equal-to 300, goes out to the neutron-drip line and extends beyond the proton-drip line. Equilibrium deformations of all nuclei are calculated, with axial symmetry assumed. We also calculate several fission barriers using the same force with no further adjustment of parameters; a satisfactory agreement with experiment is obtained.