Abstract
Relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in coordinate space is used to describe the chain of zirconium isotopes reaching from 116Zr to the drip line nucleus 140Zr. Pairing correlations are taken into account by a density dependent force of zero range. For neutron numbers larger than the magic number N=82 a giant neutron halo outside the core of 122Zr is predicted. It is formed by up to six neutrons.
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