Probing properties of neutron stars with terrestrial nuclear reactions Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Heavy-ion reactions induced by neutron-rich nuclei provide the unique opportunity in terrestrial laboratories to constrain the nuclear symmetry energy Esym in a broad density range. A conservative constraint, 32(/0)0.7 < Esym() < 32(/0)1.1, around the nuclear matter saturation density 0 has recently been obtained from analyzing the isospin diffusion data within a transport model for intermediate energy heavy-ion reactions. This subsequently puts a stringent constraint on properties of neutron stars, especially their radii and cooling mechanisms. 2006 American Institute of Physics.

name of conference

  • NUCLEAR PHYSICS TRENDS: 6th China-Japan Joint Nuclear Physics Symposium

published proceedings

  • AIP Conference Proceedings

author list (cited authors)

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

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Li, Bao‐An||Chen, Lie‐Wen||Ko, Che Ming||Steiner, Andrew W||Yong, Gao‐Chan

publication date

  • November 2006

publisher

  • AIP  Publisher