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Based on the isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics (IQMD) model, we aim to understand the effect of target fragmentation on various quantities i.e. collision rate, fragments multiplicity etc by simulating the collision between…

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The sensitivities of isospin asymmetry and collision geometry dependencies of participant (overlapping region)- spectator (quasiprojectile and quasitarget region) matter towards the symmetry energy using the isospin quantum molecular…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2012-11-26 Sanjeev Kumar , Y. G. Ma , G. Q. Zhang

The process of nuclear multifragmentation has been implemented, together with evaporation and fission channels of the disintegration of excited remnants in nucleus-nucleus collisions using percolation theory and the intranuclear cascade…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 G. Musulmanbekov , A. Al--Haidary

We propose to use spectator particle yield ratios to probe the configuration of $\alpha$ clusters in $^{12}$C and $^{16}$O by their collisions at RHIC and LHC energies. The idea is illustrated based on initial density distributions with…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-05-22 Lu-Meng Liu , Song-Jie Li , Zhen Wang , Jun Xu , Zhong-Zhou Ren , Xu-Guang Huang

We analyze the thermodynamical state of nuclear matter in transport calculations of heavy--ion reactions. In particular we determine temperatures and radial flow parameters from an analysis of fragment energy spectra and compare to local…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 T. Gaitanos , H. H. Wolter , C. Fuchs

We perform a systematic study of the fragmentation path of excited nuclear matter in central heavy ion collisions at the intermediate energy of $0.4 AGeV$. The theoretical calculations are based on a Relativistic Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 E. Santini , T. Gaitanos , M. Colonna , M. Di Toro

We review a molecular dynamics method for nucleon many-body systems called the quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) and our studies using this method. These studies address the structure and the dynamics of nuclear matter relevant to the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-01-31 Toshiki Maruyama , Gentaro Watanabe , Satoshi Chiba

Quantum Molecular Dynamics models (QMD) are Monte Carlo approaches targeted at the description of nucleon-ion and ion-ion collisions. We have developed a QMD code, which has been used for the simulation of the fast stage of ion-ion…

Fragmentation of nuclear system by tunneling is discussed in a molecular dynamics simulation coupled with imaginary time method. In this way we obtain informations on the fragmenting systems at low densities and temperatures. These…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 Toshiki Maruyama , Aldo Bonasera , Satoshi Chiba

Clustering of the four-nucleon system at kinetic freezeout conditions is studied using path-integral Monte Carlo techniques. This method seeks to improve upon previous calculations which relied on approximate semiclassical methods or…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-10-27 Dallas DeMartini , Edward Shuryak

Utilizing a partitioning method based on equal (or unequal) probabilities -- without incorporating the alpha-cluster ($\alpha$-cluster) model -- allows for the derivation of diverse topological configurations of nuclear fragments resulting…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-04-21 Ting-Ting Duan , Sahanaa Büriechin , Hai-Ling Lao , Fu-Hu Liu , Khusniddin K. Olimov

We undertake a quantitative comparison of multi-fragmentation reactions, as modeled by two different approaches: the Antisymmetrized Molecular Dynamics (AMD) and the momentum-dependent stochastic mean-field (SMF) model. Fragment observables…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-12-02 M. Colonna , A. Ono , J. Rizzo

Phase transitions ruled by nucleation and growth can occur by nonrandom arrangement of nuclei. This is verified, for instance, in thin film growth at solid surfaces by vapor condensation or by electrodeposition where, around each nucleus, a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-06-11 M. Tomellini

A particular quantum phase transition (QPT) is studied at excited energies of light nuclei within the Semimicroscopic Algebraic Cluster Model (SACM), using a combination of catastrophe theory and a direct minimization of the potential. A…

Invariant cross sections of intermediate mass fragments in peripheral collisions of Au on Au at incident energies between 40 and 150 AMeV have been measured with the 4-pi multi-detector INDRA. The maximum of the fragment production is…

We study the fragmentation (far forward/backward) region of heavy ion collisions by considering an at-rest nucleus which is struck by a relativistic sheet of colored glass. By means of a simple classical model, we calculate the subsequent…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-05-05 Isobel Kolbé , Mawande Lushozi , Larry D. McLerran , Gongming Yu

In peripheral collisions of relativistic heavy ions highly excited spectators containing Lambda-hyperons can be produced. Such strange spectator matter may undergo a break-up into many fragments (multifragmentation) as it is well…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 A. S. Botvina , J. Pochodzalla

We simulate the fragmentation processes in the \alAu collisions at the bombarding energy 5 GeV/u using the simplified RQMD approach. The statistical decay calculation is connected to obtain the final state. >From the simulation we find that…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Tomoyuki Maruyama

Longitudinal particle production in heavy-ion collisions is influenced both by preferential emission from participating nucleons and by the breakup of spectator matter, yet quantifying these effects experimentally remains challenging. We…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-06 Vipul Bairathi , Somadutta Bhatta

Atomic nuclei are self-organized, many-body quantum systems bound by strong nuclear forces within femtometer-scale space. These complex systems manifest a variety of shapes, traditionally explored using non-invasive spectroscopic techniques…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2024-11-19 STAR Collaboration