CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PROBABILITY OF NUCLEAR FISSION

Journal Article · Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 EST 1958 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.110.507· OSTI ID:4343898

Vandenbosch, R; Seaborg, G T

A semiemporical equation for fission thresholds has been extended to conclude the effects of unpaired nucleons on the rate of spontaneous fission. Excitation functions for the ( alpha ,4n) reactions of Ra/sup 226/, Th/sup 230/, and U/sup 236/ have been measured. These results and reported cross sections for other ( alpha ,4n) reactions in the heaviest elements have been analyzed in terms of fission and neutronemission competition to obtain mean values of GAMMA / sub n// GAMMA /sub F/. These mean values of GAMMA /sub n// GAMMA /sub F/ been correlated with neutron binding energies and fission thresholds. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Berkeley
• NSA Number: NSA-12-010127
• OSTI ID: 4343898
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Vol. Vol: 110; ISSN PHRVA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ALPHA BEAMS
BINDING ENERGY
CROSS SECTIONS
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
ENERGY LEVELS
EQUATIONS
EXCITATION
FISSION
LEVEL WIDTHS
LIFETIME
MEASURED VALUES
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
PHYSICS
RADIUM 226
STATISTICS
THORIUM 230
URANIUM 236
WIDTH