Nuclear symmetry energy and the neutron skin in neutron-rich nuclei
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.
- Publication:
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Physical Review C
- Pub Date:
- December 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevC.68.064307
- arXiv:
- arXiv:nucl-th/0312031
- Bibcode:
- 2003PhRvC..68f4307D
- Keywords:
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- 21.10.Gv;
- 21.30.Fe;
- 21.65.+f;
- Mass and neutron distributions;
- Forces in hadronic systems and effective interactions;
- Nuclear matter;
- Nuclear Theory
- E-Print:
- to appear in Phys. Rev. C