Production of light nuclei in isobaric Ru+Ru and Zr+Zr collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}$ =7.7-200 GeV from a multiphase transport model

TL;DR

This study uses a multiphase transport model to analyze light nuclei production in isobaric Ru+Ru and Zr+Zr collisions across a wide energy range, revealing the effects of nuclear structure and isospin on particle yields.

Contribution

It introduces a combined AMPT and coalescence approach to study light nuclei production, highlighting the impact of nuclear deformation and neutron skins on yield ratios.

Findings

Yield ratios exceed unity with nuclear deformation and neutron skin effects.

Heavier particles show larger deviations from unity in yield ratios.

Isospin effects diminish with increasing collision energy, while nuclear structure effects become more prominent.

Abstract

The production of light nuclei in isobaric $^{96}_{44}$Ru + $^{96}_{44}$Ru and $^{96}_{40}$Zr + $^{96}_{40}$Zr collisions, ranging from $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 7.7 to 200 GeV, are studied using the string melting version of A Multi Phase Transport (AMPT) model in combination with a coalescence approach to light nuclei production. From the calculated yields, transverse momentum $p_{T}$ spectra, and rapidity dependences of light nuclei $p$, $n$, $d$, $t$, ${}^{3}$He, we find that the Ru+Ru/Zr+Zr ratios for the yields of these particles exceed unity with the inclusion of a quadrupole deformation $\beta_{ 2 }$ and octupole deformation $\beta_{ 3 }$ as well as the neutron skins. We also find that heavier particles have a larger deviation from unity. Furthermore, we find that as the collision energy increases, the influence of isospin effects on the production of light nuclei in isobar collisions gradually decreases, while the influence of nuclear structure becomes more significant, particularly evident from the energy dependence of the deuteron ratio, which is unaffected by isospin effects.