1. Energy Dependence of Proton-Induced Xenon Fragmentation and the Approach to Liquid-Gas Criticality in Nuclear Matter
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A. Bujak, M. Mahi, G.L. Paderewski, N. T. Porile, T.C. Sangster, D.D. Carmony, Laszlo Gutay, Andrew S. Hirsch, R. P. Scharenberg, Y.H. Chung, and B.C. Stringfellow
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Physics ,Nuclear reaction ,Phase transition ,Liquid gas ,General Physics and Astronomy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Nuclear matter ,Spectral line ,Neon ,Xenon ,chemistry ,Mass spectrum ,Atomic physics ,Nuclear Experiment - Abstract
Cross sections ascribed to a multifragmentation process have been obtained from the measured fragment yields (3less than or equal toZ/sub f/less than or equal to14) in proton-xenon interactions (1less than or equal toE/sub p/less than or equal to20 GeV). The variation of the yields with both mass and bombarding energy can be understood by use of the droplet model of the liquid-gas phase transition. With increasing energy, this model indicates that multifragmentation occurs first in the mechanical-instability region, next in the supersaturated vapor, and fianally in the critical region.
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- 1988
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