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J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 47, Numéro C4, Août 1986
International Conference on Heavy Ion Nuclear Collisions in the Fermi Energy Domain
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| Page(s) | C4-409 - C4-417 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1986448 | |
International Conference on Heavy Ion Nuclear Collisions in the Fermi Energy Domain
J. Phys. Colloques 47 (1986) C4-409-C4-417
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1986448
1 Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A.
2 Dept. of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 186, Canada
J. Phys. Colloques 47 (1986) C4-409-C4-417
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1986448
MECHANICAL INSTABILITY OF NUCLEAR MATTER
D.H. BOAL1, 21 Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A.
2 Dept. of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 186, Canada
Abstract
Computer simulations are used to find the trajectories of nuclear reactions in the liquidgas phase transition regime. It is found that proton induced and heavy ion induced reactions at intermediate energies enter the liquid- gas transition region, albeit in different ways. Effects arising from the mechanical instability of nuclear matter are seen in the simulations, although it has not yet been determined whether the effects can be observed experimentally.