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Analysis of multifragmentation in a Boltzmann-Langevin approach

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C
 [1];  [2]
  1. Institute of Modern Physics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 31, Lanzhou 730000 (China)
  2. Laboratoire de Physique Quantique, Universita Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex (France)
By using the Boltzmann-Langevin equation, which incorporates dynamical fluctuations beyond usual transport theories, we simulate the {sup 40}Ca+{sup 40}Ca reaction system at different beam energies 20, 60, and 90 MeV/nucleon for different impact parameters. Dynamical fluctuations become larger and larger with increasing bombarding energy and the system can reach densities corresponding to the unstable region of the nuclear matter equation of state at energies above 60 MeV/nucleon. By coupling the Boltzmann-Langevin equation with a coalescence model in the late stages of the reaction, we obtain the distribution of the intermediate mass fragments in each event. From the correlation analysis of these fragments, we recover some trends of recent multifragmentation data. A critical behavior analysis is also provided.
OSTI ID:
55161
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 51; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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