2025/07/31 by Han, Shuochong, Shang, Xinle, Zuo, Wei +2
#FOS: Physical sciences #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2507.23476
Based on the isospin-dependent Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck transport model, we systematically investigate the in-medium effects of nucleon-nucleon (NN) cross sections on nucleonic and pionic observables in heavy-ion collisions, employing microscopic cross sections derived from the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach. Key observables include nuclear stopping, the neutron-to-proton (n/p) ratio, neutron-proton transverse flow differences, differential collective flow, pion multiplicities, and the resulting (π-/π+)like ratio. The analysis disentangles the respective contributions from the scattering amplitude, the density of states, and the total momentum (K) of the colliding pairs. We find that larger in-medium NN cross sections generally enhance free nucleon emission and nuclear stopping, with the nucleon effective mass playing a dominant suppressive role. However, it is insufficient to account only for the medium corrections from effective mass: both the medium effect from the scattering amplitude and the K-dependence exert noticeable influences on the observables. In particular, nuclear stopping is found to be highly sensitive to these in-medium modifications of cross sections. While the n/p ratio and transverse flow difference remain largely insensitive, the differential collective flow and pion yields are strongly affected. These results indicate that the interplay between scattering amplitude, density-of-states and K-dependence is essential to accurately describe medium effects in heavy-ion collisions.