The disassembly of hot nuclear matter and the appearance of a first order phase transition
Abstract
Hot nuclear matter is considered in a quantum statistical approach taking into account the formation of clusters. The equation of state predicts a first order phase transition below the critical temperature Tc~20MeV. The characteristic behaviour of the light cluster abundances are in tentative agreement with experimental data and might reflect the appearance of this first order phase transition.
- Publication:
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Physics Letters B
- Pub Date:
- December 1982
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0370-2693(82)90232-5
- Bibcode:
- 1982PhLB..119...12S