Progress in transport models of heavy-ion collisions for the synthesis of superheavy nuclei

Minghao ZHANG; Yuhai ZHANG; Jingjing LI; Na TANG; Shuai SUN; Fengshou ZHANG

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.080014

NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 8, 080014(2023)

Progress in transport models of heavy-ion collisions for the synthesis of superheavy nuclei

Minghao ZHANG¹, Yuhai ZHANG¹, Jingjing LI², Na TANG¹, Shuai SUN¹, and Fengshou ZHANG^1,2,3、*

¹Key Laboratory of Beam Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

²Institute of Radiation Technology, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100875, China

³Center of Theoretical Nuclear Physics, National Laboratory of Heavy Ion Accelerator of Lanzhou, Lanzhou 730000, China

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Minghao ZHANG, Yuhai ZHANG, Jingjing LI, Na TANG, Shuai SUN, Fengshou ZHANG. Progress in transport models of heavy-ion collisions for the synthesis of superheavy nuclei[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(8): 080014

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Dec. 17, 2022

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Published Online: Sep. 19, 2023

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DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.080014

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