Article
Onset of nuclear vaporization in Au197+197Au collisions
Physical Review Letters
(1993)
Abstract
Multifragmentation has been measured for Au197+197Au collisions at E/A=100, 250, and 400 MeV. The mean fragment multiplicity increases monotonically with the charged particle multiplicity at E/A=100 MeV, but decreases for central collisions with incident energy, consistent with the onset of nuclear vaporization. Molecular dynamics calculations follow some trends but underpredict the observed fragment multiplicities. Including the statistical decay of excited residues improves the agreement for peripheral collisions but worsens it for central collisions.
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Publication Date
September, 1993
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.1502
Publisher Statement
©1993 American Physical Society
Citation Information
M. B. Tsang, Craig Ogilvie and et al.. "Onset of nuclear vaporization in Au197+197Au collisions" Physical Review Letters Vol. 71 Iss. 10 (1993) p. 1502 - 1505 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/craig-ogilvie/263/