Relevance of neutron excess in nuclear matter to proton-induced composite-particle pre-equilibrium emission
Date
2019
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Italian Physical Society
Abstract
Formulation of the equation of state (EoS) of nuclear matter has
far-reaching implications for issues ranging from the atomic nucleus to crucial aspects
of astrophysics. Recent investigations of the influence of the formation of light
ion clusters on the development of the EoS are of interest. A study based on a
generalized relativistic mean-field model revealed an isotope-dependant quenching
of α-clustering on the surface of Sn as the nuclear system becomes more asymmetric.
This trend of decreasing α-clustering with increasing mass number of Sn
was previously found to be consistent with existing experimental results of an α-
pickup reaction. The implications of predictions of the EoS are discussed as being of
profound interest to proton-induced α-particle pre-equilibrium emission at incident
energies above about 100 MeV.
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CITATION: Cowley, A. A. 2019. Relevance of neutron excess in nuclear matter to proton-induced composite-particle pre-equilibrium emission. Il Nuovo Cimento, 42 C:96, doi:10.1393/ncc/i2019-19096-7.
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Keywords
Neutron excess, Equations of state, Nuclear matter, Mean field theory, Cluster theory (Nuclear physics)
Citation
Cowley, A. A. 2019. Relevance of neutron excess in nuclear matter to proton-induced composite-particle pre-equilibrium emission. Il Nuovo Cimento, 42 C:96, doi:10.1393/ncc/i2019-19096-7.