{
  "id": "nucl-th/0409035",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2004-09-17T16:11:48.000Z",
  "updated": "2004-09-17T16:11:48.000Z",
  "title": "$π^+ - π^-$ Asymmetry and the Neutron Skin in Heavy Nuclei",
  "authors": [
    "Antoni Szczurek",
    "Piotr Pawlowski"
  ],
  "comment": "6 pages and 2 figures, a talk by A.Szczurek at the international conference MESON2004, June 4-8, Cracow, Poland",
  "journal": "Int.J.Mod.Phys. A20 (2005) 618-621",
  "doi": "10.1142/S0217751X05021956",
  "categories": [
    "nucl-th",
    "hep-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "In heavy nuclei the spatial distribution of protons and neutrons is different. At CERN SPS energies production of $\\pi^+$ and $\\pi^-$ differs for $pp$, $pn$, $np$ and $nn$ scattering. These two facts lead to an impact parameter dependence of the $\\pi^+$ to $\\pi^-$ ratio in $^{208}Pb + ^{208}Pb$ collisions. A recent experiment at CERN seems to confirm qualitatively these predictions. It may open a possibility for determination of neutron density distribution in nuclei.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2004-09-17T16:11:48.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "heavy nuclei",
      "neutron skin",
      "neutron density distribution",
      "cern sps energies production",
      "impact parameter dependence"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "conference paper",
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 6,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 659631
    }
  }
}