Neutron removal cross section as a measure of neutron skin

Journal Article · Thu Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVC.81.047603· OSTI ID:21388991

Fang, D Q; Ma, Y G; Cai, X Z; Tian, W D; Wang, H W ^[1]

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1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Post Office Box 800-204, Shanghai 201800 (China)

We study the relation between neutron removal cross section (sigma{sub -N}) and neutron skin thickness for finite neutron-rich nuclei using the statistical abrasion ablation model. Different sizes of neutron skin are obtained by adjusting the diffuseness parameter of neutrons in the Fermi distribution. It is demonstrated that there is a good linear correlation between sigma{sub -N} and the neutron skin thickness for neutron-rich nuclei. Further analysis suggests that the relative increase of neutron removal cross section could be used as a quantitative measure for neutron skin thickness in neutron-rich nuclei.

• OSTI ID: 21388991
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 81, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.81.047603; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0556-2813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ABLATION
CORRELATIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DISTRIBUTION
NEUTRON-RICH ISOTOPES
NEUTRONS
REMOVAL
STATISTICAL MODELS
THICKNESS
BARYONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DIMENSIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
HADRONS
ISOTOPES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NUCLEONS
RADIOISOTOPES