Nuclear fragmentation by tunneling - art. no. 057601

Citation
T. Maruyama et al., Nuclear fragmentation by tunneling - art. no. 057601, PHYS REV C, 6305(5), 2001, pp. 7601
Citations number
8
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW C
ISSN journal
0556-2813 → ACNP
Volume
6305
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2813(200105)6305:5<7601:NFBT-A>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Fragmentation of a nuclear system by tunneling is discussed in a molecular dynamics simulation coupled with an imaginary time method. In this way we o btain information on the fragmenting systems at low densities and temperatu res. These conditions cannot be reached normally (i.e., above the barrier) in nucleus-nucleus or nucleon-nucleus collisions. The price to pay is the s mall probability of fragmentation by tunneling but we obtain observables wh ich can be a clear signature of such phenomena.