Advancement in the understanding of multifragmentation and phase transition for hot nuclei

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent progress in understanding multifragmentation and phase transitions in hot nuclei, focusing on radial energy effects, freeze-out properties, and quantifying the latent heat of phase transition.

Contribution

It introduces new insights into the influence of radial collective energy, improved freeze-out property estimations, and a first quantitative estimate of latent heat in nuclear phase transitions.

Findings

Radial collective energy significantly affects fragment partitions.

Simulation-based analysis enhances understanding of freeze-out conditions.

First quantitative estimate of latent heat for nuclear phase transition.

Abstract

Recent advancement on the knowledge of multifragmentation and phase transition for hot nuclei is reported. It concerns i) the influence of radial collective energy on fragment partitions and the derivation of general properties of partitions in presence of such a collective energy, ii) a better knowledge of freeze-out properties obtained by means of a simulation based on all the available experimental information and iii) the quantitative study of the bimodal behaviour of the heaviest fragment charge distribution for fragmenting hot heavy quasi-projectiles which allows, for the first time, to estimate the latent heat of the phase transition.