The study of intelligent algorithm in particle identification of heavy-ion collisions at low and intermediate energies

Traditional particle identification methods face timeconsuming,experience-dependent,and poor repeatability challenges in heavy-ion collisions at low and intermediate energies.Researchers urgently need solutions to the dilemma of traditional particle identification methods.This study explores the possibility of applying intelligent learning algorithms to the particle identification of heavy-ion collisions at low and intermediate energies.Multiple intelligent algorithms,including XgBoost and TabNet,were selected to test datasets from the neutron ion multi-detector for reaction-oriented dynamics(NIMROD-ISiS)and Geant4 simulation.Tree-based machine learning algorithms and deep learning algorithms e.g.TabNet show excellent performance and generalization ability.Adding additional data features besides energy deposition can improve the algorithm’s performance when the data distribution is nonuniform.Intelligent learning algorithms can be applied to solve the particle identification problem in heavy-ion collisions at low and intermediate energies.

A Common Optical Potential for ~4He+^(12)C at Intermediate Energies

A common optical potential for 4He＋12C at intermediate bombarding energies, which is essential in analyzing exotic nuclei with 4He clusters, is obtained based on the Sao Paulo potential. Among systematic optical potentials for 4He＋12 C, this potential has the merit of using a fixed imaginary part of the Woods Saxon form. By optical- model calculations, this potential reproduces the experimental elastic scattering angular distributions of a He＋12 C well within the energy range of 26A 60A MeV. It is also applied successfully in calculations of the breakup reactions of 6Li＋12 C and 6He＋12 C with a three-body continuum discretized coupled-channel method.

Momentum-Dependent Symmetry Potential from Nuclear Collective Flows in Heavy Ion Collisions at Intermediate Energies

Within the isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics model, we investigate the nuclear collective flows produced in semi-central 197 Au＋197 Au collisions at intermediate energies. The neutron proton differential flows and difference of neutron proton collective flows are sensitive to the momentum-dependent symmetry potential. This sensitivity is less affected by both the isoscalar part of nuclear equation of state and in-medium nucleon- nucleon cross sections. Moreover, this sensitivity becomes pronounced with increasing the rapidity cut.

Entropy Production and Fractal Dimensions in Heavy Ion Nuclear Reaction at Intermediate Energies

The characteristics of the nonlinear dynamics in the Heavy Ion Collision (HIC) at intermediate energies have been studied by evaluating the productions of the Generalized Entropy (GE) and the Multifragmentation Entropy (ME) as well as the features of the information and fractal dimensions within the Isospin Quantum Molecular Dynamical Model compensated by the lattice methods. Results demonstrate from various views that the existence of deterministic chaos in the dynamical process of reaction.

Machine learning in nuclear physics at low and intermediate energies

Machine learning(ML)is becoming a new paradigm for scientific research in various research fields due to its exciting and powerful capability of modeling tools used for big-data processing tasks.In this review,we first briefly introduce the different methodologies used in ML algorithms and techniques.As a snapshot of many applications by ML,some selected applications are presented,especially for low-and intermediate-energy nuclear physics,which include topics on theoretical applications in nuclear structure,nuclear reactions,properties of nuclear matter,and experimental applications in event identification/reconstruction,complex system control,and firmware performance.Finally,we present a summary and outlook on the possible directions of ML use in low-intermediate energy nuclear physics and possible improvements in ML algorithms.

The Quasi-Parabolic Regulation of the Standard Free Energies of Formation of Binary Intermediate Compounds

In this paper it has theoretically proved that the relationship of the molar atomic standard free energies of formation of binary intermediate compounds to the molar fraction of component is a quasi-parabola which is called a quasi-parabolic regula- tion.

Signature of Single Binary Encounter in Intermediate Energy He^(2+)-Ar Collisions

We experimentally observe the signature of electron emission resulting from a single binary encounter mechanism in the intermediate collision energy regime of 30 keV/u He2＋ on argon. Electron emission spectra in the transfer ionization are obtained and compared with classical calculations from a two-step model considering the initial electron velocity and re-scattering of the binary encounter electron in the recoil potential. Although the present reaction is actually a four-body problem, the model starting from a binary encounter gives out surprisingly good agreement with the experimental data. Our studies show that orbital velocities of the electron affect the emission patterns of ionized electrons significantly.

Electron Scattering by C4H10 and C6H6 in the Energy Range 100-1000 eV

We investigate the applicability of the independent atom model （IAM） to elastic electron scattering from complex polyatomic molecules, namely C4H10 and C6H6, in the energy range 100-1000eV. The cross sections of the elastic electron scattering are calculated by employing the IAM together with the relativistic partial waves. The incorporation of both the modified absorption potential and the extended structural factor in the IAM makes the elastic differential cross sections and momentum transfer cross sections have a good agreement with the available experimental data. The present simple model seems to be insensitive to the complexity of the target molecules so that the proposed procedure can be quite useful for calculation of electron scattering from bio-molecules.

Isospin Effects of Threshold Energy of Radial Flow in Heavy Ion Collisions

The threshold energies of radial flow in reactions of ^40 Ca-^40Ca and ^48Ca＋ ^48Ca in central collisions are investigated within an isospin dependent quantum molecular dynamics model by using three different forms of symmetry energy. It is found that the neutron-rich system has smaller threshold energy of radial flow and this quantity depends on the form of symmetry potential. It is indicated that the threshold energy of radial flow can provide a new method to determine the symmetry energy of asymmetric nuclear matter.

An Empirical Formula Approach to Total Cross Sections for Electron Scattering on Polyatomic Molecules

Considering the real experimental process of e-molecule scattering a new empirical formula has been developed to calculate the total cross sections （TOSs） for electron scattering on polyatomic molecules （CH4, C2H2, CH3OH and CH3F）. The present results are compared with other available theoretical results and experimental data. The new formula incorporates an energy factor f（E） to represent the elastic and inelastic changing process during experiments. It depends on no adjustable parameters and has also extended the validity of the empirical approaches to lower energy range further.

Determining the nuclear temperature dependence on source neutron-proton asymmetry in heavy-ion reactions at intermediate energy

In this article,we investigate the dependence of nuclear temperature on emitting source neutron-proton(N/Z)asymmetry with light charged particles(LCPs)and intermediate mass fragments(IMFs)generated from intermediate-velocity sources in thirteen reaction systems with different N/Z asymmetries,^(64)Zn on^(112)Sn,and^(70)Zn,^(64)Ni on^(112,124)Sn,^(58,64)Ni,^(197)Au,and^(232)Th at 40 MeV/nucleon.The apparent temperature values of LCPs and IMFs from different systems are deduced from the measured yields using two helium-related and eight carbon-related double isotope ratio thermometers,respectively.Then,the sequential decay effect on the experimental apparent temperature deduction with the double isotope ratio thermometers is quantitatively corrected explicitly with the aid of the quantum statistical model.The present treatment is an improvement compared to our previous studies in which an indirect method was adopted to qualitatively consider the sequential decay effect.A negligible N/Z asymmetry dependence of the real temperature after the correction is quantitatively addressed in heavy-ion reactions at the present intermediate energy,where a change of o.1 units in source N/Z asymmetry corresponds to an absolute change in temperature of an order of 0.03 to 0.29 MeV on average for LCPs and IMFs.This conclusion is in close agreement with that inferred qualitatively via the indirect method in our previous studies.

Transverse radius dependence for transverse velocity and elliptic flow in intermediate energy HIC

The mean transverse velocity and elliptic flow of light fragments （A≤2） as a function of transverse radius are studied for 25 MeV/nucleon 64Cu＋64Cu collisions with impact parameters 3–5 fm by the isospin- dependent quantum molecular dynamics model. By comparison between the in-plane and the out-of-plane transverse velocities, the elliptic flow dependence on the transverse radius can be understood qualitatively, and variation of the direction of the resultant force on the fragments can be investigated qualitatively.

Polarization of protons in the optical model

A development of the optical model for the description of hadron-nucleus scattering is proposed. When describing the behaviour of observables for elastic proton scattering from ^40Ca nuclei at the energy of 200 Me V the second Born approximation is used. Analytical expressions for the scattering amplitudes as well as for the differential cross section and polarization observables were obtained. The observables calculated in this approach are in reasonable agreement with the available experimental data.