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  • Limiting temperatures and t...
    Natowitz, J B; Hagel, K; Ma, Y; Murray, M; Qin, L; Wada, R; Wang, J

    Physical review letters, 11/2002, Letnik: 89, Številka: 21
    Journal Article

    From experimental observations of limiting temperatures in heavy ion collisions we derive the critical temperature of infinite nuclear matter Tc=16.6+/-0.86. Theoretical model correlations between Tc, the compressibility modulus K, the effective mass m*, and the saturation density rho s are then exploited to derive the quantity (K/m*)1/2 rho -1/3 s. This quantity together with calculations employing Skyrme and Gogny interactions indicates a value of K in moderately excited nuclei that is in excellent agreement with the value determined from giant monopole resonance data.