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Microscopic modeling of mass and charge distributions in the spontaneous fission of 240Pu

Journal Article · · Physical Review C
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata (India); Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States); Michigan State University
  2. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States); Univ. of Warsaw, Warsaw (Poland)
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
We propose a methodology to calculate microscopically the mass and charge distributions of spontaneous fission yields. We combine the multidimensional minimization of collective action for fission with stochastic Langevin dynamics to track the relevant fission paths from the ground-state configuration up to scission. The nuclear potential energy and collective inertia governing the tunneling motion are obtained with nuclear density functional theory in the collective space of shape deformations and pairing. As a result, we obtain a quantitative agreement with experimental data and find that both the charge and mass distributions in the spontaneous fission of 240Pu are sensitive both to the dissipation in collective motion and to adiabatic fission characteristics.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE Office of Science; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344; NA0002574; NA0002847; SC0008511
OSTI ID:
1235385
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1235765
OSTI ID: 1258522
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL--678675
Journal Information:
Physical Review C, Journal Name: Physical Review C Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 93; ISSN PRVCAN; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
APSCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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