Determination of the Neutron Skin of from Ultrarelativistic Nuclear Collisions
Emergent bulk properties of matter governed by the strong nuclear force give rise to physical
phenomena across vastly different scales, ranging from the shape of atomic nuclei to the …
phenomena across vastly different scales, ranging from the shape of atomic nuclei to the …
Imaging shapes of atomic nuclei in high-energy nuclear collisions
Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Atomic nuclei are self-organized, many-body quantum systems bound by strong nuclear
forces within femtometre-scale space. These complex systems manifest a variety of shapes …
forces within femtometre-scale space. These complex systems manifest a variety of shapes …
Evidence of hexadecapole deformation in uranium-238 at the relativistic heavy ion collider
State-of-the-art hydrodynamic simulations of the quark-gluon plasma are unable to
reproduce the elliptic flow of particles observed at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider …
reproduce the elliptic flow of particles observed at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider …
Imaging the initial condition of heavy-ion collisions and nuclear structure across the nuclide chart
High-energy nuclear collisions encompass three key stages: the structure of the colliding
nuclei, informed by low-energy nuclear physics, the initial condition, leading to the formation …
nuclei, informed by low-energy nuclear physics, the initial condition, leading to the formation …
Measures of azimuthal anisotropy in high-energy collisions
JY Ollitrault - The European Physical Journal A, 2023 - Springer
Azimuthal anisotropy is a key observation made in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions. This
phenomenon has played a crucial role in the development of the field over the last two …
phenomenon has played a crucial role in the development of the field over the last two …
Many-body correlations for nuclear physics across scales: from nuclei to quark-gluon plasmas to hadron distributions
G Giacalone - The European Physical Journal A, 2023 - Springer
It is an experimental fact that multi-particle correlations in the final states of high-energy
nucleus-nucleus collisions are sensitive to collective correlations of nucleons in the wave …
nucleus-nucleus collisions are sensitive to collective correlations of nucleons in the wave …
Multireference covariant density-functional theory for the low-lying states of odd-mass nuclei
EF Zhou, XY Wu, JM Yao - Physical Review C, 2024 - APS
We extend multireference covariant density-functional theory (MR-CDFT) based on a
relativistic point-coupling energy functional to describe the low-lying states of odd-mass …
relativistic point-coupling energy functional to describe the low-lying states of odd-mass …
Heavy-Ion Collisions as Probes of Nuclear Structure
In this work, we perform a model-to-data comparison for U+ U and Au+ Au collisions
performed at RHIC at $\sqrt {s_ {\rm NN}} $= $193 $ GeV and $200 $ GeV, using a …
performed at RHIC at $\sqrt {s_ {\rm NN}} $= $193 $ GeV and $200 $ GeV, using a …
Smooth trends in fermium charge radii and the impact of shell effects
J Warbinek, E Rickert, S Raeder, T Albrecht-Schönzart… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The quantum-mechanical nuclear-shell structure determines the stability and limits of the
existence of the heaviest nuclides with large proton numbers Z≳ 100 (refs. 1, 2, 3). Shell …
existence of the heaviest nuclides with large proton numbers Z≳ 100 (refs. 1, 2, 3). Shell …
Symmetry-projected variational calculations with the numerical suite TAURUS: II. Configuration mixing of symmetry-projected reference states
B Bally, TR Rodríguez - The European Physical Journal A, 2024 - Springer
We present the numerical codes TAURUS pav and TAURUS mix that, combined, perform
the configuration mixing of symmetry-projected real general Bogoliubov quasiparticle states …
the configuration mixing of symmetry-projected real general Bogoliubov quasiparticle states …