The mean N-over-Z (NZ) ratio of residues produced in the fragmentation of Xe-136 (N/Z = 1.519), Xe-124 (N/Z = 1.296) in comparison with Fe-56 (N/Z = 1.154) is investigated over the full range of Z. The final residues from the Xe-136 projectile keep a memory on the initial N/Z. The idea to trace back the excitation energy of the fragment entering evaporation via direct exploration of the N/Z evolution in the evaporation process is investigated and applied to the data. The freeze-out temperature is deduced, which is consistent with the investigations of light and intermediate-mass fragments (IMF) in other experiments.
