Acta Physica Polonica B

Vol. 29, No. 1--2, January--February 1998, page 259


Dynamical and Statistical Aspects in Nucleus--Nucleus Collisions Around the Fermi Energy

B. Tamain, M. Assenard, G. Auger, C.O. Bacri, J. Benlliure, E. Bisquer, F. Bocage, B. Borderie, R. Bougault, P. Buchet, J.L. Charvet, A. Chbihi, J. Colin, D. Cussol, R. Dayras, A. Demeyer, D. Dore, D. Durand, P. Eudes, J. Frankland, E. Galichet, E. Genouin-Duhamel, E. Gerlic, M. Germain, D. Gourio, D. Guinet, F. Gulminelli, P. Lautesse, J.L. Laville, C. Lebrun, J.F. Lecolley, A. Lefevre, T. Lefort, R. Legrain, N. Le Neindre, O. Lopez, M. Louvel, J. Lukasik, N. Marie, M. Maskay, V. Metivier, L. Nalpas, A. Nguyen, M. Parlog, J. Peter, E. Plagnol, A. Rahmani, T. Reposeur, M. F Rivet, E. Rosato, F. Saint-Laurent, S. Salou, M. Squalli, J.C. Steckmeyer, M. Stern, T. Tabacaru, L. Tassan-got, O. Tirel, E. Vient, C. Volan, J.P. Wieleczko

This contribution is devoted to two important aspects of intermediate energy nucleus-nucleus collisions: the competition of dynamical and statistical features, and the origin of the multifragmentation process. These two questions are discussed in focusing on Indra data. It turns out that most of collisions are binary and reminiscent of deep inelastic collisions observed at low energy. However, intermediate velocity emission is a clear signature of dynamical emission and establishes a link with the participant-spectator picture which applies at high bombarding energies. Multifragmentation is observed when the dissipated energy is large and it turns out that expansion occurs at least for central collisions, as it is expected if this phenomenum has a dynamical origin.

PACS numbers: 25.70.Mn, 25.70.--z



 
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