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Proton fraction in neutron stars
The proton fraction in {\sl \beta}-stable neutron stars is investigated
within the framework of the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock theory using the extended
Skyrme effective interaction for the first time. The calculated results show
that the proton fraction disappears at high density, which implies that the
pure neutron matter may exist in the interior of neutron stars. The
incompressibility of the nuclear equation of state is shown to be more
important to determine the proton fraction. Meanwhile, it is indicated that the
addition of muons in neutron stars will change the proton fraction. It is also
found that the higher-order terms of the nuclear symmetry energy have obvious
effects on the proton fraction and the parabolic law of the nuclear symmetry
energy is not enough to determine the proton fraction.Comment: 4 Pgaes in REVTex, 2 Figures, 1 Tabl
Dynamical analysis on heavy-ion fusion reactions near Coulomb barrier
The shell correction is proposed in the improved isospin dependent quantum
molecular dynamics (ImIQMD) model, which plays an important role in heavy-ion
fusion reactions near Coulomb barrier. By using the ImIQMD model, the static
and dynamical fusion barriers, dynamical barrier distribution in the fusion
reactions are analyzed systematically. The fusion and capture excitation
functions for a series of reaction systems are calculated and compared with
experimental data. It is found that the fusion cross sections for neutron-rich
systems increase obviously, and the strong shell effects of two colliding
nuclei result in a decrease of the fusion cross sections at the sub-barrier
energies. The lowering of the dynamical fusion barriers favors the enhancement
of the sub-barrier fusion cross sections, which is related to the nucleon
transfer and the neck formation in the fusion reactions.Comment: 20 pages, 12 figure
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