| Article | |
| Title | The Statistical Multifragmentation Model with Skyrme Effective Interactions |
| Author(s) | Carlson, B V (Sao Paulo, Inst. Tech. Aeronautics) ; Souza, S R (Rio de Janeiro Federal U. ; Rio Grande do Sul U.) ; Donangelo, R (Rio de Janeiro Federal U.) ; Lynch, W G (Michigan State U., NSCL ; Michigan State U.) ; Steiner, A W (Michigan State U., NSCL ; Michigan State U.) ; Tsang, M B (Michigan State U., NSCL ; Michigan State U.) |
| Publication | 2010 |
| In: | 12th International Conference on Nuclear Reaction Mechanisms, pp.379-386 |
| Subject category | Nuclear Physics - Theory ; Nuclear Physics - Experiment |
| Abstract | The Statistical Multifragmentation Model is modified to incorporate Helmholtz free energies calculated in the finite temperature Thomas-Fermi approximation using Skyrme effective interactions. In this formulation, the density of the fragments at the freeze-out configuration corresponds to the equilibrium value obtained in the Thomas-Fermi approximation at the given temperature. The behavior of the nuclear caloric curve, at constant volume, is investigated in the micro-canonical ensemble and a plateau is observed for excitation energies between 8 and 10 MeV per nucleon. A small kink in the caloric curve is found at the onset of this gas transition, indicating the existence of negative heat capacity, even in this case in which the system is constrained to a fixed volume, in contrast to former statistical calculations. |
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