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Isotopic Scaling in Nuclear Reactions

Nuclear Experiment 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

A three parameter scaling relationship between isotopic distributions for elements with Z8\leq 8 has been observed that allows a simple description of the dependence of such distributions on the overall isospin of the system. This scaling law (termed iso-scaling) applies for a variety of reaction mechanisms that are dominated by phase space, including evaporation, multifragmentation and deeply inelastic scattering. The origins of this scaling behavior for the various reaction mechanisms are explained. For multifragmentation processes, the systematics is influenced by the density dependence of the asymmetry term of the equation of state.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0103010,
  title  = {Isotopic Scaling in Nuclear Reactions},
  author = {M. B. Tsang and W. A. Friedman and C. K. Gelbke and W. G. Lynch and G. Verde and H. Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0103010},
  year   = {2008}
}

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10 Pages, 2 Figures