Density slope of the nuclear symmetry energy from the neutron skin thickness of heavy nuclei
2010; American Institute of Physics; Volume: 82; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1103/physrevc.82.024321
ISSN1538-4497
AutoresLie-Wen Chen, Che Ming Ko, Bao-An Li, Jun Xu,
Tópico(s)High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
ResumoExpressing explicitly the parameters of the standard Skyrme interaction in terms of the macroscopic properties of asymmetric nuclear matter, we show in the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock approach that unambiguous correlations exist between observables of finite nuclei and nuclear matter properties. We find that existing data on neutron skin thickness $\ensuremath{\Delta}{r}_{\mathit{np}}$ of Sn isotopes give an important constraint on the symmetry energy ${E}_{\mathrm{sym}}({\ensuremath{\rho}}_{0})$ and its density slope $L$ at saturation density ${\ensuremath{\rho}}_{0}$. Combining these constraints with those from recent analyses of isospin diffusion and the double neutron/proton ratio in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energies leads to a more stringent limit on $L$ approximately independent of ${E}_{\mathrm{sym}}({\ensuremath{\rho}}_{0})$. The implication of these new constraints on the $\ensuremath{\Delta}{r}_{\mathit{np}}$ of $^{208}\mathrm{Pb}$ as well as the core-crust transition density and pressure in neutron stars is discussed.
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