Neutron skin thickness and its effects in nuclear reactions

Deqing FANG

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.080016

NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 8, 080016(2023)

Neutron skin thickness and its effects in nuclear reactions

Deqing FANG^*

Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE), Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

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Paper Information

Category: Research Articles

Received: Feb. 25, 2023

Accepted: --

Published Online: Sep. 19, 2023

The Author Email: FANG Deqing (dqfang@fudan.edu.cn)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.080016

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