{sup 5}He ternary fission yields of {sup 252}Cf and {sup 235}U(n,f)

Journal Article · Fri Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 2000 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.61.047601· OSTI ID:20215909

Hwang, J K ^[1]; Ramayya, A V ^[1]; Hamilton, J H ^[1]; Beyer, C J ^[1]; Kormicki, J ^[1]; Zhang, X Q ^[1]; Rodin, A ^[2]; Formichev, A ^[2]; Kliman, J ^[2]; Krupa, L ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 (United States)
2. Flerov Laboratory for Nuclear Reactions, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia (Russian Federation)

The relative {sup 4}He and {sup 5}He ternary fission yields were determined from a careful analysis of the energy distribution of {alpha} spectra from a new measurement with a {sup 252}Cf source and from published data on {sup 252}Cf and {sup 235}U(n,f). The kinetic energies of the {sup 5}He and {sup 4}He ternary particles were found to be approximately 11 and 16 MeV, respectively. {sup 5}He particles contribute 10-20 % to the total alpha yield with the remainder originating from {sup 4}He accompanied fission. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.

• OSTI ID: 20215909
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 61; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ALPHA SPECTRA
CALIFORNIUM 252
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FISSION YIELD
HELIUM 4
HELIUM 5
NEUTRON REACTIONS
TERNARY FISSION
URANIUM 235 TARGET