P. K. Sahu
Texas A&M University
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Physical Review Letters | 2008
A. Bonasera; Z. Chen; R. Wada; K. Hagel; J. B. Natowitz; P. K. Sahu; L. Qin; S. Kowalski; Thomas Keutgen; T. Materna; T. Nakagawa
At finite temperatures and low densities, nuclei may undergo a phase change similar to a classical liquid-gas phase transition. Temperature is the control parameter while density and pressure are the conjugate variables. In the nucleus the difference between the proton and neutron concentrations acts as an additional order parameter, for which the symmetry potential is the conjugate variable. We present experimental results which reveal the N/Z dependence of the phase transition and discuss possible implications of these observations in terms of the Landau free energy description of critical phenomena.
Physical Review C | 2010
M. Huang; A. Bonasera; Z. Chen; R. Wada; K. Hagel; J. B. Natowitz; P. K. Sahu; L. Qin; Thomas Keutgen; S. Kowalski; T. Materna; J. Wang; M. Barbui; C. Bottosso; M. R. D. Rodrigues
We discuss experimental evidence for a nuclear phase transition driven by the different concentrations of neutrons to protons. Different ratios of the neutron to proton concentrations lead to different critical points for the phase transition. This is analogous to the phase transitions occurring in He-4-He-3 liquid mixtures. We present experimental results that reveal the N/A (or Z/A) dependence of the phase transition and discuss possible implications of these observations in terms of the Landau free energy description of critical phenomena.
Physical Review C | 2010
Z. Chen; S. Kowalski; M. Huang; R. Wada; Thomas Keutgen; K. Hagel; A. Bonasera; J. B. Natowitz; T. Materna; L. Qin; P. K. Sahu; J. Wang
The ratio of the symmetry energy coefficient to temperature, a(sym)/T, in Fermi energy heavy-ion collisions, was experimentally extracted as a function of the fragment atomic number using isoscaling parameters and the variance of the isotope distributions. The extracted values were compared to the results of calculations made with an antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) model employing a statistical decay code to account for deexcitation of excited primary fragments. The experimental values are in good agreement with the values calculated from the final ground-state products but are significantly different from those characterizing the yields of the primary AMD fragments.
Physical Review C | 2010
M. Huang; Z. Chen; S. Kowalski; Yu-Gang Ma; R. Wada; Thomas Keutgen; K. Hagel; M. Barbui; A. Bonasera; C. Bottosso; T. Materna; J. B. Natowitz; L. Qin; M. R. D. Rodrigues; P. K. Sahu; J. Wang
The relative isobaric yields of fragments produced in a series of heavy-ion-induced multifragmentation reactions have been analyzed in the framework of a modified Fisher model, primarily to determine the ratio of the symmetry energy coefficient to the temperature, a(sym)/T, as a function of fragment mass A. The extracted values increase from 5 to similar to 16 as A increases from 9 to 37. These values have been compared to the results of calculations using the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) model together with the statistical decay code GEMINI. The calculated ratios are in good agreement with those extracted from the experiment. In contrast, the values extracted from the ratios of the primary isobars from the AMD model calculation are similar to 4 to 5 and show little variation with A. This observation indicates that the value of the symmetry energy coefficient derived from final fragment observables may be significantly different than the actual value at the time of fragment formation. The experimentally observed pairing effect is also studied within the same simulations. The Coulomb coefficient is also discussed.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series | 2011
M. R. D. Rodrigues; R. Wada; K. Hagel; M. Huang; Z. Chen; S. Kowalski; Th. Keutgen; J. B. Natowitz; M. Barbui; A. Bonasera; K. Schmidt; J. S. Wang; L. Qin; T. Materna; P. K. Sahu
In order to reconstruct the yields of the primary hot fragments at the time of their formation, the neutron multiplicity associated with intermediate mass fragments (IMFs) was determined experimentally using the kinematical focusing of light particles emitted along the direction of each IMF. The reaction system 64Zn + 112Sn has been studied at 40 A MeV. IMFs were isotopically identified with Z up to 18. Neutrons were measured at 16 angles around the direction of the IMFs. The exctrated neutron multiplicities are in good agreement with those calculated AMD+Gemini simulations.
International Journal of Modern Physics E-nuclear Physics | 2011
J. B. Natowitz; K. Hagel; R. Wada; L. Qin; Z. Chen; P. K. Sahu; G. Röpke; S. Kowalski; C. Bottosso; S. Shlomo; M. Barbui; Daniela Fabris; M. Lunardon; S. Moretto; G. Nebbia; S. Pesente; V. Rizzi; G. Viesti; M. Cinausero; G. Prete; Th. Keutgen; Y. El Masri; Z. Majka
Current research on clustering in low density matter formed in near Fermi energy heavy ion collisions is discussed Temperature and density dependent symmetry free energies derived from isoscaling analyses of the yields of nuclei with A ≤ 4 are far above those obtained in common effective interaction calculations, reflecting cluster formation, primarily of alpha particles, not included in such calculations.
International Journal of Modern Physics E-nuclear Physics | 2010
Z. Chen; R. Wada; A. Bonasera; Thomas Keutgen; K. Hagel; J. S. Wang; M. Huang; L. Qin; J. B. Natowitz; T. Materna; S. Kowalski; P. K. Sahu; T. Nakagawa
The experimental results reveal the isospin dependence of the nuclear phase transition in terms of the Landau Free Energy description of critical phenomena. Near the critical point, different ratios of the neutron to proton concentrations lead to different critical points for the phase transition which is analogous to the phase transitions in He-4-He-3 liquid mixtures. The antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) and GEMINI models calculations were also performed and the results will be discussed as well.
Nuclear Physics | 2010
M. Huang; Z. Chen; S. Kowalski; R. Wada; Thomas Keutgen; K. Hagel; J. Wang; L. Qin; J. B. Natowitz; T. Materna; P. K. Sahu; M. Barbui; C. Bottosso; M. R. D. Rodrigues; A. Bonasera
Physical Review C | 2013
M. R. D. Rodrigues; W. Lin; X. Liu; M. Huang; S. Zhang; Z. Chen; J. Wang; R. Wada; S. Kowalski; Thomas Keutgen; K. Hagel; M. Barbui; C. Bottosso; A. Bonasera; J. B. Natowitz; T. Materna; L. Qin; P. K. Sahu; K. Schmidt
Physical Review C | 2017
W. Lin; X. Liu; M. R. D. Rodrigues; S. Kowalski; R. Wada; M. Huang; S. Zhang; Z. Chen; J. S. Wang; Gengfu Xiao; R. Han; Zeng-Xue Jin; J. Y. Liu; F. Shi; Th. Keutgen; K. Hagel; M. Barbui; C. Bottosso; A. Bonasera; J. B. Natowitz; E. J. Kim; T. Materna; L. Qin; P. K. Sahu; K. Schmidt; S. Wuenschel; H. Zheng