Neutron-Proton Differential Flow as a Probe of Isospin-Dependence of Nuclear Equation of State
Abstract
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The neutron-proton differential flow is shown to be a very useful probe of the isospin-dependence of the nuclear equation of state (EOS). This novel approach utilizes constructively both the isospin fractionation and the nuclear collective flow as well as their sensitivities to the isospin-dependence of the nuclear EOS. It also avoids effectively uncertainties associated with other dynamical ingredients of heavy-ion reactions at intermediate energies.
10 pages + 3 figures. Phys. Rev. Lett. (2000) in press
10 pages + 3 figures. Phys. Rev. Lett. (2000) in press