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Nuclear multifragmentation: Basic concepts

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We present a brief overview of nuclear multifragmentation reaction. Basic formalism of canonical thermodynamical model based on equilibrium statistical mechanics is described. This model is used to calculate basic observables of nuclear multifragmentation like mass distribution, fragment multiplicity, isotopic distribution and isoscaling. Extension of canonical thermodynamical model to a projectile fragmentation model is outlined. Application of the projectile fragmentation model for calculating average number of intermediate mass fragments and the average size of the largest cluster at different Z bound, differential charge distribution and cross-section of neutron-rich nuclei of different projectile fragmentation reactions at different energies are described. Application of nuclear multifragmentation reaction in basic research as well as in other domains is outlined.

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  1. Physics Group, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata, 700 064, India

    G CHAUDHURI & S MALLIK

  2. Physics Department, McGill University, Montréal, H3A 2T8, Canada

    S DAS GUPTA

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CHAUDHURI, G., MALLIK, S. & GUPTA, S.D. Nuclear multifragmentation: Basic concepts. Pramana - J Phys 82, 907–917 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-014-0743-4

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