Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 150, 21-22 (2007)
DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2007-00255-y

Isotope analysis in central heavy ion collisions at intermediate energies

NUCL-EX Collaboration: E. Geraci¹, U. Abbondanno², L. Bardelli³, S. Barlini⁴, M. Bini³, M. Bruno¹, F. Cannata¹, G. Casini³, M. Chiari³, M. D'Agostino¹, J. De Sanctis¹, A. Giussani⁵, F. Gramegna⁴, V.L. Kravchuk⁴, A.L. Lanchais⁴, P. Marini¹, A. Moroni⁵, A. Nannini³, A. Olmi³, A. Ordine⁶, G. Pasquali³, S. Piantelli³, G. Poggi³ and G. Vannini<sup>1

1</sup>  Dipartimento di Fisica and Sezione INFN di Bologna, Italy
²  Dipartimento di Fisica and Sezione INFN di Trieste, Italy
³  Dipartimento di Fisica and Sezione INFN di Firenze, Italy
⁴  INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Italy
⁵  Dipartimento di Fisica and Sezione INFN di Milano, Italy
⁶  Dipartimento di Fisica and Sezione INFN di Napoli, Italy

(Received: January 31, 2007 / Published online: 8 December 2007)

Abstract
Symmetry energy is a key quantity in the study of the equation of state of asymmetric nuclear matter. Heavy ion collisions at low and intermediate energies, performed at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro and Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, can be used to extract information on the symmetry energy coefficient C_sym, which is currently poorly known but relevant both for astrophysics and for deeper knowledge of the structure of exotic nuclei.

PACS
25.70.-z - -.
Low and intermediate energy heavy-ion reactions - -.
25.70.Pq - Multifragment emission and correlations.

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