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Nuclear radii of Na and Mg isotopes

  • T. Suzuki*
  • , H. Geissel
  • , O. Bochkarev
  • , L. Chulkov
  • , M. Golovkov
  • , N. Fukunishi
  • , D. Hirata
  • , H. Irnich
  • , Z. Janas
  • , H. Keller
  • , T. Kobayashi
  • , G. Kraus
  • , G. Münzenberg
  • , S. Neumaier
  • , F. Nickel
  • , A. Ozawa
  • , A. Piechaczeck
  • , E. Roeckl
  • , W. Schwab
  • , K. Sümmerer
  • K. Yoshida, I. Tanihata
*Corresponding author for this work
  • RIKEN
  • GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
  • Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
  • Justus Liebig University Giessen
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt

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Abstract

The effective root-mean-square (rms) matter radii of ANa (A = 20-23, 25-32) and AMg (A = 20, 22, 23, 27, 29-32) have been deduced from the measured interaction cross sections using a Glauber-type calculation. It was found that the increase of rms matter radii in Na isotopes is primarily a consequence of the increase of rms neutron radii. A correlation between the radii, corrected for quadrupole deformation, and the Fermi-energy difference was observed for both Na and Mg isotopes. This correlation can be explained by a model that assumes the valence nucleons are responsible for the changes in nuclear radii. The presence of a neutron skin is suggested for neutron-rich Na and Mg isotopes. An application to the nuclear equation of state (EOS) is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)661-677
Number of pages17
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume630
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Feb 1998
Externally publishedYes

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