  The YGLO functional is applied for the first time to investigate ground-state
properties of different isotopic chains, from Oxygen to Lead. Mean-field
Hartree-Fock calculations are carried out to analyze global trends for
separation energies, binding energies, radii, neutron skins, and density
profiles. We have three objectives: i) we study whether this functional leads
to a reasonable description of ground-state properties (despite the fact that
it was not adjusted on nuclei) and we discuss the associated limitations; ii)
we investigate whether the correct description of the low-density nuclear gas,
which is the peculiarity of this functional, has any relevant impact on
predictions for nuclei; iii) we connect nuclear energies, radii and density
profiles with properties of the corresponding equations of state of infinite
matter. In particular, we identify a link existing between the isoscalar
effective mass and spatial properties in neutron-deficient nuclei, namely
proton radii and tails of proton densities. On the other side, we show that the
slope of the symmetry energy is connected with spatial properties in
neutron-rich nuclei: the slope computed at saturation density is related to
neutron skin thicknesses, as already well known, whereas the slope calculated
at lower densities is linked to the tails of neutron densities. The YGLO
effective mass turns out to be quite low. Directions to improve this aspect are
explored and suggested at the end of the manuscript.
