Liquid-gas phase transition in finite nuclei Academic Article

abstract

• In a finite temperature Thomas-Fermi framework, we calculate density distributions of hot nuclei enclosed in a freeze-out volume of few times the normal nuclear volume and then construct the caloric curve, with and without inclusion of radial collective flow. In both cases, the calculated specific heats Cv show a peaked structure signalling a liquid-gas phase transition. Without flow, the caloric curve indicates a continuous phase transition whereas with inclusion of flow, the transition is very sharp. In the latter case, the nucleus undergoes a shape change to a bubble from a diffuse sphere at the transition temperature.

authors

• Shlomo, Shalom

published proceedings

• NUCLEAR PHYSICS A

author list (cited authors)

• De, J. N., Samaddar, S. K., & Shlomo, S.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• De, JN||Samaddar, SK||Shlomo, S

publication date

• February 1998

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• NUCLEAR PHYSICS A  Journal

keywords

• Nucl-th

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0375-9474(97)00756-2

start page

• 192C

end page

• 199C

volume

• 630

issue

• 1-2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9474(97)00756-2