Eur. Phys. J. A 11, 155-160 (2001)
Thick skin in neutron/proton-rich sodium isotopes
Y.K. Gambhir1, A. Bhagwat1, N. Van Giai2 and P. Schuck21 Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
2 Institut de Physique Nucléaire, Université Paris-Sud, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
yogy@phy.iitb.ac.in
(Received: 24 April 2001 / Revised version: 14 June 2001 Communicated by Th. Walcher)
Abstract
Nucleon (both neutron and proton) density distributions of the chain
of sodium isotopes are calculated using a semi-phenomenological
model of nuclear density which incorporates correctly the
asymptotic behaviour and the behaviour near the centre. The
experimental charge root-mean-square radii and the
single neutron and proton separation energies, required as
input, are used. The calculated interaction cross-sections
using these densities in the Glauber model agree well with the
experiment. The calculated neutron rms radii
and the nuclear skin thickness (
)
closely agree with the corresponding experimental values and
also are consistent with the Relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov
(RHB) calculations.
27.20.+n -
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21.10.Ft - Charge distribution.
21.60.-n - Nuclear-structure models and methods.
25.70.-z - Low and intermediate energy heavy-ion reactions.
© Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag 2001
