https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2012-12096-3
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Thermalization and temperature reached in heavy-ion collision using the isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics model
School of Physics and Materials Science, Thapar University, 147004, Punjab, India
* e-mail: suneel.kumar@thapar.edu
Received:
19
March
2012
Revised:
9
June
2012
Accepted:
22
June
2012
Published online:
23
July
2012
We study the nuclear dynamics involved in heavy-ion collisions using the isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics (IQMD) model. In particular, the density and temperature reached in heavy-ion collision has been studied for the various forms of density-dependent symmetry energy. The density and temperature of nuclear matter increase with the stiffness of symmetry energy. Our findings conclude the nuclear stopping as an effective probe for the temperature reached in heavy-ion collisions.
© SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2012
