Nuclear asymmetry energy, neutron skin and isovector stiffness

Abstract

The isovector particle densities and surface tension coefficients for the average binding energy in the approximation of a sharp edge proton-neutron asymmetric nucleus are used for analytical calculations of its neutron skin and isovector stiffness coefficients. They are significantly different from the well-known ones for the most Skyrme forces. The energies and energy-weighted sum rules of the isovector giant dipole resonances obtained within the Fermi-liquid drop model are in good agreement with the experimental data.

Keywords

• nuclear binding energy
• symmetry surface energy
• proton-neutron asymmetry
• neutron skin
• isovector stiffness
• dipole giant resonances