In-medium NN cross sections determined from the nuclear stopping and collective flow in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energies

Journal Article · Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVC.75.034615· OSTI ID:20995147

Yingxun, Zhang ^[1]; Zhuxia, Li ^[1]; Danielewicz, Pawel ^[2]

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1. China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275 (18), Beijing 102413 (China)
2. National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (United States)

In-medium nucleon-nucleon scattering cross sections are explored by comparing results of quantum molecular dynamics simulations to data on stopping and on elliptic and directed flow in intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions. The comparison points to in-medium cross sections which are suppressed at low energies but not at higher energies. Positive correlations are found between the degree of stopping and the magnitudes of elliptic and directed flows.

• OSTI ID: 20995147
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 75, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.75.034615; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
HEAVY ION REACTIONS
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHOD
NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
SIMULATION