Research in this area focuses on the study of heavy-ion reactions that result in the fragmentation of the colliding nuclei. This process - which could be related to exciting phase transitions in nuclear matter - is of interest to current experiments taking place at many cyclotrons around the globe, including the ones at Texas A&M and Michigan State U.  Models to study the fragmentation of nuclei have been developed in collaborations with the Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory, University of Buenos Aires, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico.

Dr. Jorge A. López (Professor), Rodrigo Gamboa Goñi (MS student), Christian Escudero (MS student). 
Recent collaborators include Dr. Claudio Dorso (U. Buenos Aires, Argentina), Dr. Efraín Chávez (U. Nacional Autónoma de México), M.S. Armando Barrañón (U. Autónoma Metropolitana, México).

Nuclear isoscaling

Criticality in heavy ion collisions.

Caloric curve of nuclear matter.

Nuclear thermodynamics.

Dynamical models of heavy-ion reactions.

Statistical models of heavy-ion reactions.

Three dual-processor workstations.

A computer lab with several Unix workstations.