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Evidence of critical behavior in the disassembly of nuclei with A36

Y. G. Ma et al.
Phys. Rev. C 69, 031604(R) – Published 22 March 2004

Abstract

A wide variety of observables indicate that maximal fluctuations in the disassembly of hot nuclei with A36 occur at an excitation energy of 5.6±0.5MeVnucleon and temperature of 8.3±0.5MeV. Associated with this point of maximal fluctuations are a number of quantitative indicators of apparent critical behavior. The associated caloric curve does not appear to show a flattening such as that seen for heavier systems. This suggests that, in contrast to similar signals seen for liquid-gas transitions in heavier nuclei, the observed behavior in these very light nuclei is associated with a transition much closer to the critical point.

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  • Received 1 April 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.69.031604

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Vol. 69, Iss. 3 — March 2004

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