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Methods: We solve the Skyrme\u2013Hartree\u2013Fock\u2013Bogoliubov (Skyrme-HFB) equation within deformed coordinate-spaces. The present approach is suitable for descriptions of weakly bound deformed nuclei with continuum effects and deformed halo structures. Results: The systematical two-neutron separation energies are obtained with the SkMext1* and UNEDF0ext1 forces for Na and Mg isotopes close to the neutron drip line. The density distributions show that 39Na and 42Mg have deformed halo structures. Furthermore, there are significant influences of various pairing interactions on halo shapes at large distances. Conclusions: Both 39Na and 42Mg are very weakly bound with well prolate deformed cores. However, their surface halo structures are dependent on the choices of pairing interactions. The volume-type pairing interaction tends to predict a prolate deformed halo, while the halo deformations at large distances are reduced by adopting the surface pairing. We demonstrate that 39Na and 42Mg are promising candidates for two-neutron deformed halo nuclei.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym14020215","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,23]],"date-time":"2022-01-23T20:36:27Z","timestamp":1642970187000},"page":"215","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Studies of Deformed Halo Structures of 39Na and 42Mg"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Qingzhen","family":"Chai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China"}]},{"given":"Hongxing","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China"}]},{"given":"Minghao","family":"Zha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physics, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China"}]},{"given":"Junchen","family":"Pei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6699-0965","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Furong","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"275c","DOI":"10.1016\/0375-9474(91)90062-B","article-title":"Structure of neutron-rich nuclei studied by radioactive beams: Neutron halo and soft E1 excitation","volume":"522","author":"Tanihata","year":"1991","journal-title":"Nucl. 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