World Scientific Publishing, International Journal of Modern Physics E, 08n09(19), p. 1523-1533, 2010
DOI: 10.1142/s0218301310015928
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The role played by the heaviest fragment in partitions of multifragmenting hot nuclei is emphasized. Its size/charge distribution (mean value, fluctuations and shape) gives information on properties of fragmenting nuclei and on the associated phase transition.