Effect of the momentum dependence of nuclear symmetry potential on the transverse and elliptic flows

In the framework of the isospin-dependent Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck transport model, the effect of the momentum dependence of nuclear symmetry potential on nuclear transverse and elliptic flows in the neutron-rich reaction ¹³²Sn+¹²⁴Sn at a beam energy of 400MeV/nucleon is studied. We find that the momentum dependence of nuclear symmetry potential affects the rapidity distribution of the free neutron to proton ratio, the neutron and the proton transverse flows as a function of rapidity. The momentum dependence of nuclear symmetry potential affects the neutron-proton differential transverse flow more evidently than the difference of neutron and proton transverse flows as well as the difference of proton and neutron elliptic flows. It is thus better to probe the symmetry energy by using the difference of neutron and proton flows since the momentum dependence of nuclear symmetry potential is still an open question. And it is better to probe the momentum dependence of nuclear symmetry potential by using the neutron-proton differential transverse flow the rapidity distribution of the free neutron to proton ratio.     

Impact Parameter Dependence of the Double Neutron/Proton Ratio of Nucleon Emissions in Isotopic Reaction Systems

Within the transport model IBUU04, we investigate the double neutron/proton ratio of free nucleons taken from two reaction systems using two Sn isotopes at a beam energy of 50 MeV/nucleon and with impact parameters 2fm, 4fm and 8fm, respectively. It is found that the double neutron/proton ratio from peripheral collisions is more sensitive to the density dependence of the symmetry energy than those from mid-central and central collisions.     

Entrance-Channel Dependence of Isospin Effects on Double n/p Ratio in HIC

Within the hadronic transport model IBUU04, we investigate the effect of density-dependent symmetry energy on double neutron/proton (n/p) ratio of free nucleons in heavy ion collisions by taking four isotopic Sn+Sn reaction systems. Especially the entrance-channel asymmetry and impact-parameter dependence of the effect of symmetry energy are discussed. It is found that in both central and semi-central collisions the sensitivity of the double n/p ratio to the density-dependent symmetry energy is more pronounced in neutron-richer systems. Our results also indicate clearly that the effect of symmetry energy is stronger in central collisions than that in semi-central collisions.     

The neutron/proton ratio of squeezed-out nucleons and the high density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy

Within a transport model it is shown that the neutron/proton ratio of squeezed-out nucleons perpendicular to the reaction plane, especially at high transverse momenta, in heavy-ion reactions induced by high energy neutron-rich nuclei can be a useful tool for studying the high density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy.     

三体核力重排项的同位旋效应

在同位旋相关的Brueckner理论框架内, 研究了三体核力重排贡献对同位旋对称势及其动量相关性和密度依赖性的影响，特别是研究了三体核力重排效应对于非对称核物质中质子和中子有效质量同位旋劈裂的影响. 结果表明: 三体核力重排效应对质子和中子单核子势均具有排斥性，而且其贡献随动量和密度增加而迅速增大. 在低密度区域，三体核力重排贡献对同位旋对称势的影响相当小，然而随着密度的升高，三体核力重排效应的贡献显著增强. 在高密度区域，三体核力重排效应使得同位旋对称势明显增大，而且当密度足够高时，三体核力重排贡献甚至导致对称势的动量相关性质发生改变. 三体核力的重排效应对核子有效质量同位旋依赖性的影响是使高密度丰中子核物质中质子-中子有效质量同位旋劈裂的幅度显著减小.     

Constraints on the density dependence of the symmetry energy from heavy-ion collisions

Constraints on the equation of state (EoS) for symmetric matter (equal neutron and proton numbers) have been extracted from energetic collisions of heavy ions over a range of energies. Collisions of neutron-deficient and neutron-rich heavy ions now provide initial constraints on the EoS of neutron-rich matter at subsaturation densities from isospin diffusions and neutron proton ratios. This article reviews the experimental constraints on the density dependence of symmetry energy at subsaturation density.     

重离子反应中核子前平衡发射的同位旋效应

考虑了同位旋相关的对称能、库仑能及核子—核子碰撞截面，对反应４０Ａｒ＋４０Ａｒ（Ｅ＝２５ＭｅＶ／ｕ，ｂ＝０）进行了量子分子动力学模拟，讨论了同位旋效应对核子发射的影响．观察到前平衡发射的中子和质子的比率大于反应系统的中质比，发现对称能有利于中子的发射而阻碍质子的发射，而同位旋相关的核子—核子碰撞截面对中子和质子的发射都有利，但似乎更有利于质子的发射。     

Effect of entrance-channel asymmetry on the isospin dependence of nucleon emission in heavy ion collisions

Using the isospin- and momentum-dependent hadronic transport model IBUU04, we have in-vestigated the influence of the entrance-channel isospin asymmetry on the sensitivity of the pre-equilibrium neutron/proton ratio to symmetry energy in central heavy-ion collisions induced by high-energy radioactive beams. Our analysis and discussion are based on the dynamical simulations of the three isotopic reaction systems 132Sn+124Sn, 124Sn+112Sn and 112Sn+112Sn which are of the same total proton number but different isospin asymmetry. We find that the kinetic-energy distributions of the pre-equilibrium neutron/proton ratio are quite sensitive to the density-dependence of symmetry energy at incident beam energy E/A = 400 MeV,and the sensitivity increases as the isospin asymmetry of the reaction system increases.     

中能重离子碰撞中集体流的同位旋效应

在同位旋相关的量子分子动力学模型的基础上,利用Skyrme–Hartree–Fock计算所得的中子、质子密度,同时利用费米气体模型得到相应的中子、质子费米面,抽样出稳定的⁵⁸Fe和⁵⁸Ni初始核.仔细研究了55MeV/u ⁵⁸Fe+⁵⁸Fe和55MeV/u⁵⁸Ni+⁵⁸Ni两个反应中集体流的同位旋效应.在不同碰撞参数下对不同类型的碎块,观察到丰中子反应系统⁵⁸Fe+⁵⁸Fe比⁵⁸Ni+⁵⁸Ni有更强的集体流,并能与实验结果定性符合.同时,研究了同位旋相关的对称能与核子–核子碰撞截面对集体流的影响.     

重离子碰撞中的对称势翻转

利用同位旋和动量相关的输运模型IBUU，以Sn,Sn同位素在低能与高能碰撞为例，在两种不同的对称势作用下，研究了重离子碰撞中的对称势翻转现象.我们发现从低能到高能在同位旋相分化、发射核子的中-质比、发射核子的双n/p比，中-质微分横向流观测量中均存在对称势翻转现象.对称势翻转效应的研究有利于确定对称能的密度依赖性. 关键词： 重离子碰撞 对称势翻转 对称能     

Effect of entrance-channel asymmetry on the isospin dependence of nucleon emission in heavy ion collisions

Using the isospin- and momentum-dependent hadronic transport model IBUU04, we have investigated the influence of the entrance-channel isospin asymmetry on the sensitivity of the pre-equilibrium neutron/proton ratio to symmetry energy in central heavy-ion collisions induced by high-energy radioactive beams. Our analysis and discussion are based on the dynamical simulations of the three     

库仑作用对同位旋分馏过程的影响

利用同位旋相关的量子分子动力学模型研究了中能重离子碰撞中库仑作用对同位旋分馏过程的影响.研究结果表明,在所研究的能区,无论是丰(缺)中子碰撞系统或者轻(重)反应系统,库仑作用都使同位旋分馏过程减弱,而这种影响主要来自于库仑作用对质子的排斥作用,使更多的质子发射,从而降低了气相中子–质子比所导致     

Disentangling the Effects of Thickness of the Neutron Skin and Symmetry Potential in Nucleon Induced Reactions on Sn Isotopes

The effects of density dependence of symmetry energy and the thickness of the neutron skin in proton （neutron） induced reactions on Sn isotopes are investigated by means of the improved molecular dynamics model. The investigation shows that the target size dependence of the reaction cross sections for proton induced reactions on Sn isotopes is sensitive to the density dependence of the symmetry energy and less sensitive to the thickness of the neutron skin of the target nuclei, but that, for neutron induced reactions on Sn isotopes, it is less sensitive to the density dependence of the symmetry energy and sensitive to the thickness of the neutron skin of the target nucleus.     

中子星物质中的K介子凝聚与三体核力效应

利用Brueckner-Hartree-Fock方法，计算了β稳定中子星物质的状态方程以及三体核力的影响，特别是研究了三体核力对中子星物质中K介子凝聚的影响. 结果表明三体核力对β稳定中子星物质中出现K介子凝聚的临界密度以及中子星物质中各种粒子所占的比例均有重要影响. 三体核力的主要作用是降低了中子星物质中出现K介子凝聚的临界密度并使K凝聚相中的核物质更加接近于对称核物质.     

Re-visit N/Z Ratio of Free Nucleons from Collisions of Neutron-Rich Nuclei as a Probe of EoS of Asymmetric Nuclear Matter

The N/Z ratio of free nucleons from collisions of neutron-rich nuclei as a function of their momentum is studied by means of isospin-dependent Quantum Molecular Dynamics. We find that this ratio is not only sensitive to the form of the density dependence of the symmetry potential energy but also its strength determined by the symmetry energy coefficient. The uncertainties about the symmetry energy coefficient influence the accuracy of probing the density dependence of the symmetry energy by means of the N/Z ratio of free nucleons of neutron-rich nuclei.     

非对称核物质中同位旋对称势的动量和密度依赖性

在Brueckner-Hartree-Fock理论框架内, 研究了同位旋非对称核物质中质子和中子单粒子势的动量相关性及其随同位旋非对称度的变化, 在此基础上计算了同位旋对称势, 并讨论了三体核力的影响. 结果表明同位旋对称势对于同位旋非对称度的依赖性很弱, 但对于动量和密度均有较强的依赖性. 当密度固定时, 同位旋对称势随动量增加而减小. 尽管三体核力对于质子和中子单粒子势的动量相关性有较大影响, 但对同位旋对称势的影响很小. 还与目前重离子碰撞输运理论模型中所使用的各种参数化的唯象对称势进行了比较.     

基于中能重离子碰撞研究高密对称能

用于描述核物质中子质子单粒子能量之差的对称能，最近20年得到了核物理学界的广泛关注。在饱和核密度附近，对称能的数值及斜率基本得到约束，然而其高密行为至今仍具有很大的不确定性。当前，探测对称能的研究计划正在世界范围内能够提供放射性束流的实验室展开。伴随着对称能相关实验的规划、进行，发展更加先进的同位旋依赖的输运理论模型变得非常必要。我们将核子-核子短程关联及介质中同位旋依赖的重子-重子非弹性散射截面等研究的新进展融入到了同位旋依赖的输运模型里面；探索了新的敏感于高密对称能的可观测量，比如挤出核子的中质比、光子、轻碎片，以及包含奇异隐奇异夸克的介子产生等；提出了高密对称能探测盲点的问题并给出解决办法；对于常见的对称能敏感观测量的模型预言的不确定性进行了彻底细致的研究；提出采用定性观测量，比如高能出射粒子的中质比，将高密对称能进行定性约束；率先提出并研究了对称能敏感观测量的探测密度区间问题，指出对称能敏感观测量的探测密度往往小于核反应最大压缩密度；发现核子-核子短程关联明显削弱观测量的对称能效应；考虑到饱和点处对称能斜率的约束范围，基于输运模型，提出通过探测对称能的曲率来约束高密对称能。除了利用重离子碰撞约束高密对称能之外，人们也可以通过与中子星相关的大量天体观测来间接约束高密对称能。     

Ground-State Properties of Ca Isotopes and the Density Dependence of the Symmetry Energy

A relativistic mean field model is used to study the ground-state properties of neutron-rich nuclei in Ca isotopes. An additional isoscalar and isovector nonlinear coupling has been introduced in the relativistic mean field model, which could soften the symmetry energy, while keep the agreement with the experimental data. The sensitivity of proton and neutron density distributions and single particle states in Ca isotopes to the additional isoscalarisovector nonlinear coupling term is investigated. We found that the binding energies, the density distributions of single particle levels are strongly correlated with the density dependence of the symmetric energy in nuclear matter.     

中能重离子碰撞中前平衡核子发射的同位旋效应

利用同位旋相关的输运理论,研究了中能重离子碰撞中丰中子和缺中子碰撞系统在较宽能区范围内前平衡发射核子的同位旋效应.结果表明除低能区外,在100MeV/u以上核子–核子碰撞动力学效应起主要作用的能区,前平衡发射的中子–质子比仍然对介质中核子–核子碰撞截面的同位旋效应不灵敏,然而对于对称势的改变非常灵敏.故从低能量到较高能量的较大能区内,前平衡发射的中子–质子比的理论值与实验值的比较是提取对称势形式和强度的灵敏探针.     

A new probe of neutron skin thickness

The correlation between neutron-to-proton yield ratio (R<,n p>) and neutron skin thickness (δ<,n p>) in neutron-rich projectile induced reactions is investigated within the framework of the Isospin-Dependent Quantum Molecular Dynamics (IQMD) model. The density distribution of the Droplet model is embedded in the initialization of the neutron and proton densities in the present IQMD model. By adjusting the diffuseness parameter of neutron density in the Droplet model for the projectile, the relationship between the neutron skin thickness and the corresponding R<,n p> is obtained. The results show strong linear correlation between R<,n p> and δ<,n p> for neutron-rich Ca and Ni isotopes. It is suggested that R<,n p> may be used as an experimental observable to extract δ<,n p> for neutron-rich nuclei, which is very interesting in the study of the nuclear structure of exotic nuclei, the equation of state (EOS) of asymmetric nuclear matter and neutron-rich matter in astrophysics, etc.