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Critical dynamics in clusters of noble gas atoms

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The multi-fragmentation dynamics of noble gas atomic clusters is considered for different statistically distributed deposited energies. The conditions giving rise to the development of criticality in the cluster evolution are revealed from an analysis of the signals in the fragment mass distribution. The time dependence of the observables related to critical exponents is studied. It is demonstrated that in a certain regime the cluster exhibits a behavior which can be identified as the precursor of a second-order liquid-gas phase transition.

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  1. Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld, 33501, Bielefeld 1, Germany

    V. N. Kondratyev, Ph. Blanchard & H. O. Lutz

  2. INT, University of Washington, Box 351550, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    V. N. Kondratyev

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Kondratyev, V.N., Blanchard, P. & Lutz, H.O. Critical dynamics in clusters of noble gas atoms. Eur. Phys. J. D 8, 241–244 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050032

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