Accessing the shape of atomic nuclei with relativistic collisions of isobars
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 different quadrupole deformations. We show that even small differences in these deformations can be probed by relat...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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20 October 2021
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Physical review
Year: 2021, Volume: 104, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-6 |
| ISSN: | 2469-9993 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.L041903 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.104.L041903 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.104.L041903 
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| Author Notes: | Giuliano Giacalone, Jiangyong Jia, and Vittorio Somà |
| Summary: | 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 different quadrupole deformations. We show that even small differences in these deformations can be probed by relativistic nuclear collisions experiments, where they manifest as deviations from unity in the ratios of elliptic flow coefficients taken between isobaric systems. Collider experiments with isobars represent, thus, a unique means to gain precise knowledge of the geometric shape of atomic nuclei. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 01.02.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2469-9993 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevC.104.L041903 |