Effect of Symmetry Energy on Intermediate Mass Fragments Production

TL;DR

This paper investigates how the symmetry energy influences the production of intermediate mass fragments during nuclear multifragmentation in heavy ion collisions at energies between 100-600 MeV/nucleon.

Contribution

It provides new insights into the role of symmetry energy's magnitude and density dependence in nuclear reaction mechanisms and astrophysical phenomena.

Findings

Symmetry energy significantly affects fragment production.

Density dependence of symmetry energy influences reaction outcomes.

Results inform models of nuclear structure and astrophysics.

Abstract

When energy of colliding nuclei is between 100-600 MeV/nucleon then multifragmentation take place. By studying the fragments (at final stage of reaction) we can seize the idea about initial condition and various other parameter which influence the reaction and vice-versa. The symmetry energy Esym ({\rho}) of nuclear matter characterizes how the energy rises as one move away from equal numbers of neutrons and protons. Both the magnitude and density dependence of Esym ({\rho}) are critical for understanding the structure of rare isotopes and the reaction mechanism of heavy ion collisions but also many interesting issues in astrophysics.