Uncertainty Analysis of 208Pb Neutron Skin Predictions with Chiral Interactions
We report predictions for the neutron skin in 208Pb using chiral two- and three-body interactions at increasing orders of chiral effective field theory and varying resolution scales. Closely related quantities, such as the slope of the symmetry energy, are also discussed. The sensitivity of the skin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Symmetry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/7/3/1646 |
| Summary: | We report predictions for the neutron skin in 208Pb using chiral two- and three-body interactions at increasing orders of chiral effective field theory and varying resolution scales. Closely related quantities, such as the slope of the symmetry energy, are also discussed. The sensitivity of the skin to just pure neutron matter pressure when going from order 2 to order 4 of chiral effective theory is singled out in a set of calculations that employ an empirical equation of state for symmetric nuclear matter. |
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| ISSN: | 2073-8994 |