Role of density dependent symmetry energy in nuclear stopping

TL;DR

This paper investigates how the density dependence of symmetry energy influences nuclear stopping in heavy-ion collisions, providing insights into thermalization processes under extreme conditions.

Contribution

It explores the impact of different forms of density-dependent symmetry energy on nuclear stopping, enhancing understanding of nuclear matter behavior at high densities.

Findings

Nuclear stopping varies significantly with symmetry energy form

Density dependence of symmetry energy affects thermalization in nuclear matter

Results aid in constraining symmetry energy models at high densities

Abstract

Information about the nuclear matter under the extreme conditions of temperature and density and the role of symmetry energy under these conditions is still a topic of crucial importance in the present day nuclear physics research. The multifragmentation, collective flow and the nuclear stopping is among the various rare phenomenon which can be observed in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energies. The nuclear stopping, which is sensitive towards the symmetry energy has gained a lot of interest because it provides the possibility to examine the degree of thermalization or equilibration in the matter. Aim of the present study is to pin down the nuclear stopping for the different forms of density dependent symmetry energy