Fluctuations in projectile fragment distributions from 1 GeV/nucleon Au + C multifragmentation

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Bulletin of the American Physical Society

OSTI ID:387241

Elliott, J B; Gilkes, M L; Hauger, A; Hirsch, A S ^[1]

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Fluctuations in cluster distributions play an important role in distinguishing critical and non-critical cluster forming phenomena. The magnitude of the reduced variance ({gamma}{sub 2}) of a cluster distribution is a direct measure of the size of its fluctuations. Preliminary examinations of {gamma}{sub 2} are made for cluster distributions from 1 GeV/nucleon Au+C data obtained in the EOS experiment at the Bevalac. Values of {gamma}{sub 2} are compared to those from percolation and statistical multifragmentation models.

• OSTI ID: 387241
• Report Number(s): CONF-931044--
• Journal Information: Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 38; ISSN 0003-0503; ISSN BAPSA6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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