Constraints on the density dependence of the symmetry energy from heavy ion collisions

2011/01/19 by M. B. Tsang, Z. Chajecki, D. Coupland +9 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #nucl-ex #nucl-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.ppnp.2011.01.041

published as Prog.Part.Nucl.Phys.66:400-404,2011 · 7 pages, 3 figures, to be published in: Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics

arxiv created 2011/01/19 · arxiv updated 2015/03/17

Abstract

Constraints on the Equation of State for symmetric matter (equal neutron and proton numbers) have been extracted from energetic collisions of heavy ions over a range of energies. Collisions of neutron-deficient and neutron-rich heavy ions now provide initial constraints on the EoS of neutron-rich matter at sub-saturation densities from isospin diffusions and neutron proton ratios. This article reviews the experimental constraints on the density dependence of Symmetry Energy at sub-saturation density.

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