10 15 20 25 30 35 40 [MeV] -20 -16 -12 -8 -4 E n ( ) [MeV] p = 6 p = 8 p = 10 p = 12 p = 14 W-K FIG. 5: Neutron shell corrections δE$_{n}$ ( γ, p ) for the nucleus $^{146}$Gd as a function of the smoothing range γ calculated for p = 6 , .., 14 by using the finite-range weight function for the smoothing functions f$_{p}$ . Dotted horizontal line shows the value of the semi-classical value δE$_{sc}$ = E$_{sc}$ − E n $_{sp}$. 24