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View SchemaProbing the equation of state of neutron-rich matter with intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions
| Authors | Bao-An Li, Lie-Wen Chen, Che Ming Ko, Andrew W. Steiner |
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| ArXiv ID | nucl-th/0601028 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0601028 |
| DOI | 10.1142/9789812773784_0025 |
Abstract
Nuclear reactions induced by stable and/or radioactive neutron-rich nuclei provide the opportunity to pin down the equation of state of neutron-rich matter, especially the density ($\rho$) dependence of its isospin-dependent part, i.e., the nuclear symmetry energy $E_{\rm sym}$. A conservative constraint, $32(\rho /\rho_{0})^{0.7} < E_{\rm sym}(\rho ) < 32(\rho /\rho _{0})^{1.1}$, around the nuclear matter saturation density $\rho_0$ has recently been obtained from the isospin diffusion data in intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions. We review this exciting result and discuss its consequences and implications on nuclear effective interactions, radii and cooling mechanisms of neutron stars.
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