First Order Phase Transition in Intermediate Energy Heavy Ion Collisions
Nuclear Theory
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
We model the disassembly of an excited nuclear system formed as a result of a heavy ion collision. We find that, as the beam energy in central collisions in varied, the dissociating system crosses a liquid-gas coexistence curve, resulting in a first-order phase transition. Accessible experimental signatures are identified: a peak in specific heat, a power-law yield for composites, and a maximum in the second moment of the yield distribution.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9711001,
title = {First Order Phase Transition in Intermediate Energy Heavy Ion Collisions},
author = {J. Pan and S. Das Gupta and M. Grant},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9711001},
year = {2009}
}