Probing the High Density Behavior of the Symmetry Energy by Using the Free Neutron-Proton Ratio
- Received Date: 2006-07-31
- Accepted Date: 2007-02-06
- Available Online: 2007-09-05
Abstract: Based on the isospin- and momentum-dependent transport model IBUU04, the transverse momentum distributions of the free neutron-proton ratio in the 132Sn+124Sn reaction system at mid-central collisions with beam energies of 400/AMeV, 600/AMeV and 800/AMeV are studied by using two different symmetry energies. It is found that the free neutron-proton ratio as a function of the transverse momentum at the mid-rapidity is very sensitive to the density dependency of the symmetry energy especially at incident energies around 400/AMeV.