NUCLEAR FRAGMENTATION

1983
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 126 (1983) 9-12
  • Published: 1983

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
We consider the conditions under which nuclei will fragment into smaller pieces. We argue that fragmentation will occur when the nuclear matter has expanded adiabatically to the onset of hydrodynamic instability, ∂P ∂V| S =0 . We discuss the conditions of initial heating and/or compression which lead to fragmentation, and argue that the resulting fragmented matter will be composed mainly of alpha-particles and nucleons.
  • NUCLEUS: FRAGMENTATION
  • NUCLEAR MATTER
  • THERMODYNAMICS