Probing neutron-skin thickness with free spectator neutrons in ultracentral high-energy isobaric collisions
We show that the yield ratio of free spectator neutrons produced in high-energy 96Zr+96Zr to 96Ru+96Ru collisions is a clean probe of the neutron-skin thickness of colliding nuclei and the slope parameter L of the symmetry energy. The idea is demonstrated based on the proton and neutron density dist...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-11-01
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Series: | Physics Letters B |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269322005755 |