Neutron skins of atomic nuclei: per aspera ad astra
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- Journal article
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- Autoren
- M Thiel
- C Sfienti
- J Piekarewicz
- CJ Horowitz
- M Vanderhaeghen
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000481695400001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- DOI
- 10.1088/1361-6471/ab2c6d
- eISSN
- 1361-6471
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- Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: IR8ME
- ISSN
- 0954-3899
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 9
- Zeitschrift
- JOURNAL OF PHYSICS G-NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
- Schlüsselwörter
- ab initio calculations
- neutron star mergers
- nuclear equation of state
- symmetry energy
- neutron skin thickness
- neutron density
- Artikelnummer
- ARTN 093003
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2019
- Status
- Published
- Titel
- Neutron skins of atomic nuclei: per aspera ad astra
- Sub types
- Review
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 46
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- Autoren
- M Thiel
- C Sfienti
- J Piekarewicz
- CJ Horowitz
- M Vanderhaeghen
- DOI
- 10.1088/1361-6471/ab2c6d
- eISSN
- 1361-6471
- ISSN
- 0954-3899
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 9
- Zeitschrift
- Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Online publication date
- 2019
- Paginierung
- 093003 - 093003
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2019
- Status
- Published
- Herausgeber
- IOP Publishing
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/ab2c6d
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2019
- Titel
- Neutron skins of atomic nuclei: per aspera ad astra
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 46
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- Abstract
- The complex nature of the nuclear forces generates a broad range and diversity of observational phenomena. Heavy nuclei, though orders of magnitude less massive than neutron stars, are governed by the same underlying physics, which is enshrined in the nuclear equation of state. Heavy nuclei are expected to develop a neutron-rich skin where many neutrons collect near the surface. Such a skin thickness is strongly sensitive to the poorly-known density dependence of the symmetry energy near saturation density. An accurate and model-independent determination of the neutron-skin thickness of heavy nuclei would provide a significant first constraint on the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy. The determination of the neutron-skin thickness of heavy nuclei has far reaching consequences in many areas of physics as diverse as heavy-ion collisions, polarized electron and proton scattering off nuclei, precision tests of the standard model using atomic parity violation, and nuclear astrophysics. While a systematic and concerted experimental effort has been made to measure the neutron-skin thickness of heavy nuclei, a precise and model-independent determination remains elusive. How to move forward at a time when many new facilities are being commissioned and how to strengthen the synergy with other areas of physics are primary goals of this review.
- Autoren
- M Thiel
- C Sfienti
- J Piekarewicz
- CJ Horowitz
- M Vanderhaeghen
- Autoren-URL
- http://arxiv.org/abs/1904.12269v1
- Schlüsselwörter
- nucl-ex
- nucl-ex
- astro-ph.HE
- nucl-th
- Notes
- Submitted for publication to Journal of Physics G
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2019
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/ab2c6d
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2019
- Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
- 2019
- Titel
- Neutron skins of atomic nuclei: per aspera ad astra
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1904.12269v1.pdf
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