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Aumann T, Bertulani CA, Duer M, Galatyuk T, Obertelli A, Panin V, Rodríguez-Sánchez JL, Roth R, Stroth J. Nuclear structure opportunities with GeV radioactive beams at FAIR. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2024; 382:20230121. [PMID: 38910400 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2023.0121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) is in its final construction stage next to the campus of the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung Helmholtzzentrum for heavy-ion research in Darmstadt, Germany. Once it starts its operation, it will be the main nuclear physics research facility in many basic sciences and their applications in Europe for the coming decades. Owing to the ability of the new fragment separator, Super-FRagment Separator, to produce high-intensity radioactive ion beams in the energy range up to about 2 GeV/nucleon, these can be used in various nuclear reactions. This opens a unique opportunity for various nuclear structure studies across a range of fields and scales: from low-energy physics via the investigation of multi-neutron systems and halos to high-density nuclear matter and the equation of state, following heavy-ion collisions, fission and study of short-range correlations in nuclei and hypernuclei. The newly developed reactions with relativistic radioactive beams (R3B) set up at FAIR would be the most suitable and versatile for such studies. An overview of highlighted physics cases foreseen at R3B is given, along with possible future opportunities, at FAIR. This article is part of the theme issue 'The liminal position of Nuclear Physics: from hadrons to neutron stars'.
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- T Aumann
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt 64289, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1 , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
- Helmholtz Forschungsakademie Hessen für FAIR (HFHF) , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
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- Helmholtz Forschungsakademie Hessen für FAIR (HFHF) , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
- Texas A&M University-Commerce , Commerce, TX 75429, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt 64289, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt 64289, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1 , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
- Helmholtz Forschungsakademie Hessen für FAIR (HFHF) , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt 64289, Germany
- Helmholtz Forschungsakademie Hessen für FAIR (HFHF) , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1 , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt 64289, Germany
- Helmholtz Forschungsakademie Hessen für FAIR (HFHF) , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1 , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
- Helmholtz Forschungsakademie Hessen für FAIR (HFHF) , Darmstadt 64291, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität , Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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Parno DS, Poon AWP, Singh V. Experimental neutrino physics in a nuclear landscape. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2024; 382:20230122. [PMID: 38910396 PMCID: PMC11343210 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2023.0122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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There are profound connections between neutrino physics and nuclear experiments. Exceptionally precise measurements of single and double beta-decay spectra illuminate the scale and nature of neutrino mass and may finally answer the question of whether neutrinos are their own anti-matter counterparts. Neutrino-nucleus scattering underpins oscillation experiments and probes nuclear structure, neutrinos offer a rare vantage point into collapsing stars and nuclear fission reactors and techniques pioneered in neutrino nuclear physics experiments are advancing quantum sensing technologies. In this article, we review current and planned efforts at the intersection of neutrino and nuclear experiments. This article is part of the theme issue 'The liminal position of Nuclear Physics: from hadrons to neutron stars'.
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- D. S. Parno
- Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA15213, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA94720, USA
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Giacalone G, Nijs G, van der Schee W. Determination of the Neutron Skin of ^{208}Pb from Ultrarelativistic Nuclear Collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:202302. [PMID: 38039448 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.202302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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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 masses and radii of neutron stars. They can be accessed on Earth by measuring the spatial extent of the outer skin made of neutrons that characterizes the surface of heavy nuclei. The isotope ^{208}Pb, owing to its simple structure and neutron excess, has been in this context the target of many dedicated efforts. Here, we determine the neutron skin from measurements of particle distributions and their collective flow in ^{208}Pb+^{208}Pb collisions at ultrarelativistic energy performed at the Large Hadron Collider, which are mediated by interactions of gluons and thus sensitive to the overall size of the colliding ^{208}Pb ions. By means of state-of-the-art global analysis tools within the hydrodynamic model of heavy-ion collisions, we infer a neutron skin Δr_{np}=0.217±0.058 fm, consistent with nuclear theory predictions, and competitive in accuracy with a recent determination from parity-violating asymmetries in polarized electron scattering. We establish thus a new experimental method to systematically measure neutron distributions in the ground state of atomic nuclei.
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- Giuliano Giacalone
- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Philosophenweg 16, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Theoretical Physics Department, CERN, CH-1211 Genève 23, Switzerland
- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Energy-Density Modeling of Strongly Interacting Matter: Atomic Nuclei and Dense Stars. Symmetry (Basel) 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/sym15030683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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We seek a simple but physically motivated model of strongly interacting matter applicable in atomic nuclei and the dense matter in the core of neutron stars. For densities below and somewhat above normal nuclear density, energy density functional (EDF) theory based on nucleonic degrees of freedom is the ideal candidate. We have explored that direction within the KIDS (Korea-IBS-Daegu-SKKU) framework, which we review in this contribution. The formalism for the KIDS-EoS and microscopic KIDS-EDF and optimization options for the EDF are described in a practical way to facilitate further applications. At densities higher than one nucleon per single-nucleon volume, i.e., roughly 0.4 fm−3, nucleonic degrees of freedom are no longer appropriate. The pseudo-conformal symmetry emergent in dense, topologically altered nuclear matter provides a simple expression for the energy per baryon in terms of the baryonic density. Besides resembling a simple EDF for dense matter, the expression has the appeal that it predicts a converged speed of sound at high densities. It can thus be implemented as a special case of the constant speed of sound (CSS) model. Here we consider a matching between representative nucleonic KIDS-EoSs and the CSS model, including the pseudo-conformal EoS, and apply the unified model to describe the mass–radius relation of neutron stars and examine the compatibility of CSS cores with heavy neutron stars. Although an abrupt transition to the pseudo-conformal regime at low densities does not favor heavy neutron stars, intermediate scenarios including a cusp in the speed of sound are not ruled out, while some appear more favorable to heavy stars than purely nucleonic matter.
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Novario SJ, Lonardoni D, Gandolfi S, Hagen G. Trends of Neutron Skins and Radii of Mirror Nuclei from First Principles. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:032501. [PMID: 36763401 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.032501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The neutron skin of atomic nuclei impacts the structure of neutron-rich nuclei, the equation of state of nucleonic matter, and the size of neutron stars. Here we predict the neutron skin of selected light- and medium-mass nuclei using coupled-cluster theory and the auxiliary field diffusion Monte Carlo method with two- and three-nucleon forces from chiral effective field theory. We find a linear correlation between the neutron skin and the isospin asymmetry in agreement with the liquid-drop model and compare with data. We also extract the linear relationship that describes the difference between neutron and proton radii of mirror nuclei and quantify the effect of charge symmetry breaking terms in the nuclear Hamiltonian. Our results for the mirror-difference charge radii and binding energies per nucleon agree with existing data.
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- S J Novario
- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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Ko CM. Hadron production from heavy ion collisions. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2023. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202327606001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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A brief review of some topics in hadron production from heavy ion collisions is given. They include charged pion ratio as a probe of nuclear symmetry energy, in-medium effects on pion production, en- hanced Λc/D0 ratio, Λ local polarization, and X(3872) production.
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Reinhard PG, Roca-Maza X, Nazarewicz W. Combined Theoretical Analysis of the Parity-Violating Asymmetry for ^{48}Ca and ^{208}Pb. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:232501. [PMID: 36563216 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.232501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The recent experimental determination of the parity violating asymmetry A_{PV} in ^{48}Ca and ^{208}Pb at Jefferson Lab is important for our understanding on how neutrons and protons arrange themselves inside the atomic nucleus. To better understand the impact of these measurements, we present a rigorous theoretical investigation of A_{PV} in ^{48}Ca and ^{208}Pb and assess the associated uncertainties. We complement our study by inspecting the static electric dipole polarizability in these nuclei. The analysis is carried out within nuclear energy density functional theory with quantified input. We conclude that the simultaneous accurate description of A_{PV} in ^{48}Ca and ^{208}Pb cannot be achieved by our models that accommodate a pool of global nuclear properties, such as masses and charge radii, throughout the nuclear chart, and describe-within one standard deviation-the experimental dipole polarizabilities α_{D} in these nuclei.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli," Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Facility for Rare Isotope Beams and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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Hu B, Jiang W, Miyagi T, Sun Z, Ekström A, Forssén C, Hagen G, Holt JD, Papenbrock T, Stroberg SR, Vernon I. Ab initio predictions link the neutron skin of 208Pb to nuclear forces. NATURE PHYSICS 2022; 18:1196-1200. [PMID: 36217363 PMCID: PMC9537109 DOI: 10.1038/s41567-022-01715-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Heavy atomic nuclei have an excess of neutrons over protons, which leads to the formation of a neutron skin whose thickness is sensitive to details of the nuclear force. This links atomic nuclei to properties of neutron stars, thereby relating objects that differ in size by orders of magnitude. The nucleus 208Pb is of particular interest because it exhibits a simple structure and is experimentally accessible. However, computing such a heavy nucleus has been out of reach for ab initio theory. By combining advances in quantum many-body methods, statistical tools and emulator technology, we make quantitative predictions for the properties of 208Pb starting from nuclear forces that are consistent with symmetries of low-energy quantum chromodynamics. We explore 109 different nuclear force parameterizations via history matching, confront them with data in select light nuclei and arrive at an importance-weighted ensemble of interactions. We accurately reproduce bulk properties of 208Pb and determine the neutron skin thickness, which is smaller and more precise than a recent extraction from parity-violating electron scattering but in agreement with other experimental probes. This work demonstrates how realistic two- and three-nucleon forces act in a heavy nucleus and allows us to make quantitative predictions across the nuclear landscape.
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- Baishan Hu
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
- Department of Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
- Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN USA
- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK
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