Nuclear symmetry energy probed by neutron skin thickness of nuclei
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We describe a relation between the symmetry energy coefficients c_sym(rho) of nuclear matter and a_sym(A) of finite nuclei that accommodates other correlations of nuclear properties with the low-density behavior of c_sym(rho). Here we take advantage of this relation to explore the prospects for constraining c_sym(rho) of systematic measurements of neutron skin sizes across the mass table, using as example present data from antiprotonic atoms. The found constraints from neutron skins are in harmony with the recent determinations from reactions and giant resonances.
4 pages, 3 figures, changed content, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett
4 pages, 3 figures, changed content, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett