Probing the nuclear symmetry energy with heavy-ion reactions induced by neutron-rich nuclei Academic Article

abstract

• Heavy-ion reactions induced by neutron-rich nuclei provide a unique means to investigate the equation of state of isospin-asymmetric nuclear matter, especially the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy. In particular, recent analyses of the isospin diffusion data in heavy-ion reactions have already put a stringent constraint on the nuclear symmetry energy around the nuclear matter saturation density. We review this exciting result and discuss its implications on nuclear effective interactions and the neutron skin thickness of heavy nuclei. In addition, we also review the theoretical progress on probing the high density behaviors of the nuclear symmetry energy in heavy-ion reactions induced by high energy radioactive beams. 2007 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag.

authors

• Ko, Che-Ming

published proceedings

• Frontiers of Physics

author list (cited authors)

• Chen, L., Ko, C. M., Li, B., & Yong, G.

citation count

• 31

complete list of authors

• Chen, Lie-wen||Ko, Che Ming||Li, Bao-an||Yong, Gao-chan

publication date

• July 2007

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Frontiers of Physics  Journal

keywords

• 7 Affordable And Clean Energy
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s11467-007-0037-0

start page

• 327

end page

• 357

volume

• 2

issue

• 3

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs11467-007-0037-0

user-defined tag

• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy