Effect of flow on the caloric curve for finite nuclei Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • In a finite temperature Thomas-Fermi theory, we construct caloric curves for finite nuclei enclosed in a freeze-out volume a few times the normal nuclear volume, with and without inclusion of flow. Without flow the caloric curve indicates a smooth liquid-gas phase transition, whereas with flow the transition may be very sharp. We discuss these results in the context of two recent experiments, one for a heavy symmetric system (Au+Au at 600A MeV) and the other for a highly asymmetric system (Au+C at 1A GeV) where different behaviors in the caloric curves are seen. 1997 The American Physical Society.

published proceedings

  • PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

author list (cited authors)

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

citation count

  • 10

complete list of authors

  • Samaddar, SK||De, JN||Shlomo, S

publication date

  • December 1997