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Referee: P. Danielewicz
Manuscript Number: NTD03
Author: A. Ono
Title: Multifragmentation and symmetry energy studied with antisymmetrized molecular dynamics

Type of presentation:  Plenary       ( )
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  3.  Recommendation -

   (  ) Publish without change (please give reasons in report).

   ( X) Publish after authors have considered the optional revisions mentioned in the report.

   (  ) Publish after authors have made the revisions mentioned in the report.

        (I do not need to see the manuscript again.)

   (  ) Revisions are necessary. Return to me on resubmittal.

   (  ) Do not publish; see report.


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The author discusses his results on the impact of symmetry energy on fragment production within the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics model.  These results are interesting and important.  However, the style of communication can be poor at places where the author discusses his results in qualitative terms, such as in the abstract, "the effect in the isoscaling parameter seems to be a very subtle problem", and the introduction, "model respects several quantum features in fragment formation reactions", "the evolution (...) is treated by the the motion", etc.  The author should reread the paper and sharpen the style.  Asking a colleague for comments on the text might further help. 


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