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A key question in the physics of unstable nuclei is the knowledge of the $EOS$ for asymmetric nuclear matter ($ANM$) away from normal conditions. We recall that the symmetry energy at low densities has important effects on the neutron skin…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-08-23 M. Di Toro

Robustly quantifying the uncertainty in the isospin-related theoretical correction $\delta_C$ to superallowed beta decay rates is vital for a correct assessment of CKM unitarity. To this end, we identify the sources of artificial or…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-12-17 A. Farren , S. R. Stroberg

The antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) simulations suggest that the isospin composition of fragments produced dynamically in multifragmentation reactions is basically governed by the symmetry energy of low-density uniform nuclear…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Akira Ono

Proton-rich nuclei possess unique properties in the nuclear chart. Due to the presence of both continuum coupling and Coulomb interaction, phenomena such as halos, Thomas-Ehrman shift, and proton emissions can occur. Experimental data are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-04-30 N. Michel , J. G. Li , F. R. Xu , W. Zuo

It has been proposed that multifragmentation can be related to the liquid-gas phase transition of nuclear matter. We study the statistical properties of finite nuclear matter near the phase transition with the help of a Lattice Gas Model…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-01-30 Gregory Lehaut , Francesca Gullminelli , Olivier Lopez

Nuclear mass measurements have recently been extended conspicuously to proton-rich region in the upper $fp$ shell. The new data are utilized to study isospin symmetry breaking phenomena}using Coulomb displacement energy (CDE) and triplet…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-08-23 H. F. Li , X. Xu , Y. Sun , K. Kaneko , X. Zhou , M. Zhang , W. J. Huang , X. H. Zhou , Yu. A. Litvinov , M. Wang , Y. H. Zhang

Based upon the Bonn meson-exchange model for the nucleon-nucleon ($NN$) interaction, we study systematically the charge-symmetry-breaking (CSB) of the $NN$ interaction due to nucleon mass splitting. Particular attention is payed to CSB…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 G. Q. Li , R. Machleidt

Nuclides sharing the same mass number (isobars) are observed ubiquitously along the stability line. While having nearly identical radii, stable isobars can differ in shape, and present in particular different quadrupole deformations. We…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-11-03 Giuliano Giacalone , Jiangyong Jia , Vittorio Somà

Features of particle emission and critical point behavior are investigated as functions of the isospin of disassembling sources and temperature at a moderate freeze-out density for medium-size Xe isotopes in the framework of isospin…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-06 Y. G. Ma , Q. M. Su , W. Q. Shen , D. D. Han , J. S. Wang , X. Z. Cai , D. Q. Fang , H. Y. Zhang

This thesis explores nuclear systems under extreme conditions of isospin asymmetry and strong magnetic fields. Its first chapter is devoted to the phase diagram of isospin-asymmetrical nuclear matter in the density-temperature plane. Four…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-08-08 Martin Stein

Within the framework of the Lanzhou quantum molecular dynamics (LQMD) transport model, the isospin effect in peripheral heavy-ion collisions has been investigated thoroughly. A coalescence approach is used for recognizing the primary…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-04-08 Ya-Fei Guo , Peng-Hui Chen , Fei Niu , Zhao-Qing Feng

During the fission process, the nucleus deforms and elongates up to the two fragments inception and their final separation at scission deformation. The evolution of the nucleus energy with deformation is determined by the macroscopic…

Exact symmetry and symmetry-breaking phenomena play a key role in providing a better understanding of the physics of many-particle systems, from quarks and atomic nuclei, to molecules and galaxies. In atomic nuclei, exact and dominant…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-02-05 T. Dytrych , K. D. Launey , J. P. Draayer , D. Rowe , J. Wood , G. Rosensteel , C. Bahri , D. Langr , R. B. Baker

Preserving quantum coherence with the increase of a system's size and complexity is a major challenge. Molecules, with their diverse sizes and complexities and many degrees of freedom, are an excellent platform for studying the transition…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-23 Tamar Levin , Ziv Meir

We investigate nucleon mass splitting at finite isospin chemical potential in the frame of two flavor Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model. It is analytically proved that, in the phase with explicit isospin symmetry breaking the proton mass decreases…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Sheng Chang , Jifeng Liu , Pengfei Zhuang

The symmetry energy is an important quantity in the equation of state of isospin asymmetric nuclear matter. This currently unknown quantity is key to understanding the structure of systems as diverse as the neutron-rich nuclei and neutron…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 S. J. Yennello , D. V. Shetty , G. A. Souliotis

In this study, we developed and tested two different isospin symmetry-breaking (ISB) versions of the microscopic DJ16A interaction. Starting with the isospin symmetric DJ16A interaction, we introduced two different Coulomb interactions-…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-01-15 Chandan Sarma , Praveen C. Srivastava , Toshio Suzuki , Noritaka Shimizu

The nuclear symmetry energy coefficients of finite nuclei are extracted by using the differences between the masses of isobaric nuclei. Based on the masses of more than 2400 nuclei with $A=9-270$, we investigate the model dependence in the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-08-27 Junlong Tian , Haitao Cui , Kuankuan Zheng , Ning Wang

Efforts to extract information on magnitude and density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy are discussed. The utilized data include those on mass dependence of the excitation energies to the isobaric analog states of ground states,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-03-23 P. Danielewicz

Different statistical multifragmentation models have been used to study isoscaling, i.e. the factorization of the isotope ratios from two reactions, into fugacity terms of proton and neutron number, R21(N,Z)=Y2(N,Z)/Y1(N,Z)=C*exp(a*N+b*Z).…