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arXiv:nucl-th/9903006·v1·Nuclear Theory

Statistical Models of Nuclear Fragmentation

Scott Pratt(Michigan State Univ.)🇺🇸 · Subal Das Gupta(McGill)🇺🇸

Abstract

A method is presented that allows exact calculations of fragment multiplicity distributions for a canonical ensemble of non-interacting clusters. Fragmentation properties are shown to depend on only a few parameters. Fragments are shown to be copiously produced above the transition temperature. At this transition temperature, the calculated multiplicity distributions broaden and become strongly super-Poissonian. This behavior is compared to predictions from a percolation model. A corresponding microcanonical formalism is also presented.

Comments: 12 pages, 5 figures

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