Isospin-dependent nucleon-nucleon cross section and symmetry energy: sensitivity towards collective transverse flow

Abstract

We study the sensitivity of isospin dependence of nucleon-nucleon cross section and symmetry energy on the collective transverse in-plane flow. We find that collective transverse flow in Ca+Ca reactions shows great sensitivity to isospin dependence of nn cross section and symmetry energy.

Comments: submitted to DAE symposium on Nuclear Physics December 26-30, 2011, Department of Nuclear Physics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A.P., India