@article{4ce014006fbc4716885caed63f50e822,
title = "Microcanonical simulation of nuclear multifragmentation",
abstract = "We discuss the formal basis for the theoretical treatment of nuclear multifragmentation within a microcanonical framework. The important role played by highly excited nuclear states and the interfragment forces is illustrated. The requirement of detailed balance is especially discussed and illustrated for the fission-fusion Metropolis moves in configuration space.",
author = "J{\o}rgen Randrup and Koonin, {Steven E.}",
note = "Funding Information: interest, especially within the context of the “Equation of State” of matter at high energy densities. The topic is of direct relevance to astrophysics (e.g. supernova processes) and is intertwined with energetic nuclear collisions: a good understanding of the nuclear equation of state over a wide range of energies and densities is a prerequisite for making reliable predictions about the outcome of nuclear collisions and, conversely, nuc1ea.r collisions present a unique tool for probing the properties of m&as matter away from its normal state. Because of its strong link to nuclear collision dynamics, the study of subsaturation matter is often performed in the guise of multifragment,at,ion, in the sense that one considers an assembly of interacting nuclear fragments within a finite (“freezeout”) >yolume 9. The theoretical interest in nuclear multifragmentation has increased in concert with the substantial improvements in accelerator capability through the past decade. The emergence of the field was originally stimulated by the Bevalac and it has gained further momentum in recent years through the construction and planning of several modern intermediate-energy heavy-ion accelerators throughout the world, especially CERN CS (Europe), GANIL (France), CELCIUS (Sweden), and X-18 (Germany). This latter facility will provide beams of nuclei over the entire mass range at energies up to ~31 GeV/N and with intensities exceeding those of the present Bevalac by 2-3 orders of magnitude. It is noteworthy that these developments have occurred outside of this country, and it appears that a drastic modernization of the US accelerator capabilities would be required for this country to maintain a significant role in the expanding field of medium-energy nuclear collisions. * Supported by the Director, Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics of the Department of High Energy and Nuclear Physics of the Department of Energy under contract DE-AC03-7GSF00098. + Supported by the National Science Foundation Grants PHYS5-05F82 and PHY82-07732.",
year = "1987",
month = sep,
day = "7",
doi = "10.1016/0375-9474(87)90262-4",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "471",
pages = "355--370",
journal = "Nuclear Physics, Section A",
issn = "0375-9474",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "1-2",
}