Phys. Rev. C 63, 034608 (2001) [10 pages]Rare isotope production in statistical multifragmentationReceived 22 September 2000; published 14 February 2001 Producing rare isotopes through statistical multifragmentation is investigated using the Mekjian method for exact solutions of the canonical ensemble. Both the initial fragmentation and the sequential decay are modeled in such a way as to avoid Monte Carlo and thus provide yields for arbitrarily scarce fragments. The importance of sequential decay, exact particle-number conservation and the sensitivities to parameters such as density and temperature are explored. Recent measurements of isotope ratios from the fragmentation of different Sn isotopes are interpreted within this picture. © 2001 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.63.034608
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevC.63.034608
PACS:
25.70.Pq, 24.10.Pa, 64.60.My
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