Published 2016
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Journal article
Equilibration chronometry
- 1. Cyclotron Institute, Texas A and M University - College Station, TX, (United States)
- 2. Cyclotron Institute, Texas A and M University and Department of Chemistry, Texas A and University, College Station, TX (United States)
Description
We study neutron-proton equilibration in dynamically deformed atomic nuclei created in nuclear collisions. The two ends of the elongated nucleus are initially dissimilar in compositions and equilibrate on a sub-zeptosecond timescale following first-order kinetics. The technique of equilibration chronometry used to obtain this result enables new insight into the nuclear equation of state that governs many nuclear and astrophysical phenomena leading to the origin of the chemical elements.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuovo Cimento C. (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 39
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-7
- ISSN
- 1826-9885
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- Italy
- INIS RN
- 48081479
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOM COLLISIONS; EQUATIONS; KINETICS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; PROTON-NEUTRON INTERACTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; COLLISIONS; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; INTERACTIONS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS