Nuclear multifragmentation: Antiprotons versus photons and heavy ions

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Physics of Atomic Nuclei

OSTI ID:50574

Cugnon, J ^[1]

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1. Universite de Liege (Belgium)

Nuclear multifragmentation is the phenomenon by which a nucleus breaks into many pieces of intermediate size. It occurs in the excitation-energy regime, between the spallation + evaporation regime and the explosive fragmentation regime. The various models of multifragmentation are briefly reviewed and the possibility of critical behavior in the multifragmentation process is underlined. Unanswered problems are stated. It is shown, by model calculations, that antiproton annihilation is, in many respects, better suited than proton-nucleus and heavy-ion collisions for studying multifragmentation and, in other respects, complementary to these other tools. 36 refs., 17 figs., 1 tab.

• OSTI ID: 50574
• Report Number(s): CONF-9309360-; ISSN 1063-7788; TRN: 95:011679
• Journal Information: Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 57, Issue 9; Conference: NAN `93: 2nd biennial workshop on nucleon-antinucleon physics, Moscow (Russian Federation), 13-18 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1994; TN: Translated from Yadernaya Fizika; 57: No. 9, 1705-1714(1994)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
ANTIPROTON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR FRAGMENTATION
ANNIHILATION
NUCLEI