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Nuclear symmetry energy: An experimental overview

Nuclear Experiment 2015-05-18 v4 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

The nuclear symmetry energy is a fundamental quantity important for studying the structure of systems as diverse as the atomic nucleus and the neutron star. Considerable efforts are being made to experimentally extract the symmetry energy and its dependence on nuclear density and temperature. In this article, we review experimental studies carried out up-to-date and their current status.

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@article{arxiv.1002.0313,
  title  = {Nuclear symmetry energy: An experimental overview},
  author = {D. V. Shetty and S. J. Yennello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.0313},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

10 pages, 3 figures, talk presented at the International Symposium in Nuclear Physics, Mumbai, India, Dec. 2009. Added few more references. Minor correction in Reference

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