The disassembly of hot nuclear matter and the appearance of a first order phase transition

1982
5 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 119 (1982) 12-16
  • Published: 1982

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
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 T c ≈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.