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Effective nucleon mass and the nuclear caloric curve

Nuclear Experiment 2009-11-13 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Assuming a schematic form of the nucleon effective mass as a function of nuclear excitation energy and mass, we provide a simple explanation for understanding the experimentally observed mass dependence of the nuclear caloric curve. It is observed that the excitation energy at which the caloric curve enters into a plateau region, could be sensitive to the nuclear mass evolution of the effective nucleon mass.

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@article{arxiv.0902.2978,
  title  = {Effective nucleon mass and the nuclear caloric curve},
  author = {D. V. Shetty and G. A. Souliotis and S. Galanopoulos and S. J. Yennello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.2978},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

5 pages, 5 figures, Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C. Minor changes made

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