Nuclear symmetry energy and the neutron skin in neutron-rich nuclei

2003/12/10 by A.E.L. Dieperink, A. E. L. Dieperink, Y. Dewulf +6 · 150 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Energy (signal processing) #Function (biology) #Geometry #Mathematics #Neutron #Nuclear drip line #Nuclear matter #Nuclear physics #Nuclear physics research studies #Nucleon #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Quantum mechanics #Skin thickness #Symmetry (geometry) #nucl-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevc.68.064307

published in Physical Review C 68(6) (American Institute of Physics) · to appear in Phys. Rev. C

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Abstract

The symmetry energy for nuclear matter and its relation to the neutron skin in finite nuclei is discussed. The symmetry energy as a function of density obtained in a self-consistent Green function approach is presented and compared to the results of other recent theoretical approaches. A partial explanation of the linear relation between the symmetry energy and the neutron skin is proposed. The potential of several experimental methods to extract the neutron skin is examined.

Citations

• Short-range correlations in nuclear matter using Green's functions within a discrete pole approximation
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