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Role of statistical fluctuations for the interpretation of Arrhenius-type plots in nuclear multifragmentation

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C
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  1. Department of Chemistry and Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)
The role of statistical fluctuations for the interpretation of Arrhenius-type plots in nuclear multifragmentation, representing scaling with transverse kinetic energy, is explored. It is shown that the observed striking {open_quotes}Arrhenius{close_quotes}-like correlations and binomial-like multiplicity distributions do not provide evidence for an underlying thermal scaling (with excitation energy or temperature) of intermediate-mass fragment (IMF) pro-duction. In fact, these striking features appear inconsistent with a dominantly thermal IMF production scenario. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-88ER40414
OSTI ID:
542739
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 56; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English