The neutron/proton ratio of squeezed-out nucleons and the high density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy

Abstract

Within a transport model it is shown that the neutron/proton ratio of squeezed-out nucleons perpendicular to the reaction plane, especially at high transverse momenta, in heavy-ion reactions induced by high energy neutron-rich nuclei can be a useful tool for studying the high density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy.

9 pages, 3 figures, version accepted by PLB

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• Neutron-Rich Nuclei in Heaven and Earth
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• Distribution of the largest fragment in the Lattice Gas Model

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