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    Song, Yi-Dan; Wang, Rui; Ma, Yu-Gang; Deng, Xian-Gai; Liu, Huan-Ling

    Physics letters. B, 03/2021, Volume: 814
    Journal Article

    By relating the charge multiplicity distribution and the temperature of a de-exciting nucleus through a deep neural network, we propose that the charge multiplicity distribution can be used as a thermometer of heavy-ion collisions. Based on an isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics model, we study the caloric curve of reaction Pd103 + Be9 with the apparent temperature determined through the charge multiplicity distribution. The caloric curve shows a characteristic signature of nuclear liquid-gas phase transition around the apparent temperature Tap = 6.4MeV, which is consistent with that through a traditional heavy-ion collision thermometer, and indicates the viability of determining the temperature in heavy-ion collisions with multiplicity distribution.