Nucleon ~3pF_2 Superfluid Pairing Gap in Asymmetry Nuclear Matter

The 3 P F2 superfluidity of neutron and proton is investigated in isospin-asymmetric nuclear matter within the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach and the BCS theory by adopting the Argonne V14 and the Argonne V18 nucleonnucleon interactions. We find that pairing gaps in the 3PF2 channel predicted by adopting the AV14 interaction are much larger than those by the AV18 interaction. As the isospin-asymmetry increases, the neutron 3 pF2 superfluidity is found to increase rapidly, whereas the proton one turns out to decrease and may even vanish at high enough asymmetries. As a consequence, the neutron 3pF2 superfluidity is much stronger than the proton one at high asymmetries and it predominates over the proton one in dense neutron-rich matter.

Three—Body Force Effects on EOS of Asymmetric Nuclear Matter and Proton Fraction in Neutron Star Matter

The three-body force effects on the equation of state and its iso-spin dependence of asymmetric nuclear matter and on the proton fraction in neutron star matter have been investigated within Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach by using a microscopic three-body force. It is shown that, even in the presence of the three-body force, the empirical parabolic law of the energy per nucleon vs. isospin asymmetry is fulfilled in the whole asymmetry range and also up to high density. The three-body force provides a strong enhancement of symmetry energy at high density in agreement with relativistic approaches. It also shows that the three-body force leads to a much more rapid increasing of symmetry energy with density in relatively high density region and to a much lower threshold density for the direct URCA process to occur in a neutron star as compared to the predictions adopting only pure two-body force.

Decomposition of the equation of state of asymmetric nuclear matter into different spin-isospin channels

We investigate the equation of state of asymmetric nuclear matter and its isospin dependence in various spin-isospin ST channels within the framework of the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach extended to include a microscopic three-body force（TBF） . It is shown that the potential energy per nucleon in the isospinsinglet T = 0 channel is mainly determined by the contribution from the tensor SD coupled channel. At high densities,the TBF effect on the isospin-triplet T = 1 channel contribution turns out to be much larger than that on the T =0 channel contribution. At low densities around and below the normal nuclear matter density,the isospin dependence is found to come essentially from the isospin-singlet SD channel and the isospin-triplet T = 1 component is almost independent of isospin asymmetry. As the density increases,the T = 1 channel contribution becomes sensitive to the isospin asymmetry and at high enough densities its isospin dependence may even become more pronounced than that of the T = 0 contribution. The present results may provide some microscopic constraints for improving effective nucleon-nucleon interactions in a nuclear medium and for constructing new functionals of effective nucleon-nucleon interaction based on microscopic many-body theories.

Study of various charged ρ-meson masses in asymmetric nuclear matter

We study the effective masses of p-mesons for different charged states in asymmetric nuclear matter （ANM） using the Quantum Hadrodynamics II model. The closed form analytical results are presented for the effective masses of p-mesons. We have shown that the different charged p-mesons have mass splitting similar to various charged pions. The effect of the Dirac sea is also examined, and it is found that this effect is very important and leads to a reduction of the different charged p-meson masses in ANM.

Single particle potentials of asymmetric nuclear matter in different spin-isospin channels

We investigate the neutron and proton single particle （s.p.） potentials of asymmetric nuclear matter and their isospin dependence in various spin-isospin ST channels within the framework of the BruecknerHartree-Fock approach. It is shown that in symmetric nuclear matter, the s.p. potentials in both the isospinsinglet T = 0 channel and isospin-triplet T = 1 channel are essentially attractive, and the magnitudes in the two different channels are roughly the same. In neutron-rich nuclear matter, the isospin-splitting of the proton and neutron s.p. potentials turns out to be mainly determined by the isospin-singlet T = 0 channel contribution which becomes more attractive for the proton and more repulsive for the neutron at higher asymmetries.

Coexistence of isospin I=0 and I=1 pairings in asymmetric nuclear matter

The coexistence of neutron-neutron(n-n),proton-proton(p-p),and neutron-proton(n-p)pairings is investigated by adopting an effective density-dependent contact pairing potential.These three types of pairings can coexist only if the n-p pairing is stronger than the n-n and p-p pairings for the isospin asymmetric nuclear matter.In addition,the existence of n-n and p-p pairs might enhance n-p pairings in asymmetric nuclear matter when the n-p pairing strength is significantly stronger than the n-n and p-p ones.Conversely,the n-p pairing is reduced by the n-n and p-p pairs when the n-p pairing interaction approaches n-n and p-p pairings.

Effect of tensor force on the density dependence of symmetry energy within the BHF framework

The effect of tensor force on the density dependence of nuclear symmetry energy has been investigated within the framework of the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock （BHF） approach. It is shown that the tensor force manifests its effect via the tensor 3SD1 channel. The density dependence of symmetry energy Esym turns out to be determined essentially by the tensor force from the π meson and p meson exchanges via the 3SD1 coupled channel. Increasing the strength of the tensor component due to the p-meson exchange tends to enhance the repulsion of the equation of state of symmetric nuclear matter and leads to the reduction of symmetry energy. The present results confirm the dominant role played by the tensor force in determining nuclear symmetry energy and its density dependence within the microscopic BHF framework.