Electronic Resource
Springer
The European physical journal
289 (1978), S. 103-105
ISSN:
1434-601X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The collision rate in an infinite Fermi system having a deformed Fermi surface is computed in the limit of small deformation. For a given amount of internal energy, the damping rate is nearly independent of temperature. The calculation is applied to thermalization in heavy ion collisions. We find that the collisional damping time is comparable to the duration of the collision for medium-weight nuclei. Thus the predictions of mean field theory, such as the presence of a fusion window at small impact parameters, will only have validity for lighter ions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01408501
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