DETERMINING THE DENSITY DEPENDENCE OF THE NUCLEAR SYMMETRY ENERGY USING HEAVY-ION REACTIONS

作者:Chen, Lie Wen*; Ko, Che Ming; Li, Bao An; Yong, Gao Chan
来源:International Journal of Modern Physics E-Nuclear Physics, 2008, 17(9): 1825-1837.
DOI:10.1142/S0218301308010817

摘要

We review recent progress in the determination of the subsaturation density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy from heavy-ion collisions as well as the theoretical progress in probing the high density behavior of the symmetry energy in heavy-ion reactions induced by high energy radioactive beams. We further discuss the implications of these results for the nuclear effective interactions and the neutron skin thickness of heavy nuclei.