Nuclear symmetry energy: An experimental overview

The nuclear symmetry energy is a fundamental quantity important for studying the structure of systems as diverse as the atomic nucleus and the neutron star. Considerable efforts are being made to experimentally extract the symmetry energy and its dependence on nuclear density and temperature. In this article, we review experimental studies carried out up-to-date and their current status.
Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, talk presented at the International Symposium in Nuclear Physics, Mumbai, India, Dec. 2009. Added few more references. Minor correction in Reference