Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The investigation of the nuclear matter equation of state (EOS) beyond saturation density has been a fundamental goal of heavy ion collision experiments for more than 40 years. First constraints on the EOS of symmetric nuclear matter at high densities were extracted from heavy ion data measured at AGS and GSI. At GSI, symmetry energy has also been investigated in nuclear collisions. These results of laboratory measurements are complemented by the analysis of recent astrophysical observations regarding the mass and radius of neutron stars and gravitational waves from neutron star merger events. The research programs of upcoming laboratory experiments include the study of the EOS at neutron star core densities and will also shed light on the elementary degrees of freedom of dense QCD matter. The status of the CBM experiment at FAIR and the perspective regarding the studies of the EOS of symmetric and asymmetric dense nuclear matter will be presented.
Source: Symmetry
DOI: 10.3390/sym16091162
Author: Peter Senger
Institution: Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,728
Funder: European Commission
OpenAlex ID: W4402275413