MASS DISTRIBUTION IN THE SPONTANEOUS FISSION OF $sup 240$Pu

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1962 · Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry (England) Merged with Inorg. Nucl. Chem. Lett. to form Polyhedron

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1902(62)80001-3· OSTI ID:4706852

Laidler, J B; Brown, F

The distribution of mass in the spontaneous fission of Pu/sup 240/ was investigated radiochemically by measuring the fission yields of fifteen isotopes in the mass range 89 to 147. Comparisons are made with other published work on spontaneous flssion to reveal trends in the yield-mass relationship with increasing mass of the fissioning nucleus. Since neutron-induced fission of Pu/ sup 239/ is essentially fission of Pu/sup 240/ in excitation levels above the ground state, a further series of changes in the yield-mass function for fission in various states of excitation of the same nucleus is also presented. (auth)

• Research Organization: Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston, Berks, Eng.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-019263
• OSTI ID: 4706852
• Journal Information: Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry (England) Merged with Inorg. Nucl. Chem. Lett. to form Polyhedron, Vol. Vol: 24; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

PHYSICS
DISTRIBUTION
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITATION
FISSION
ISOTOPES
MASS
MEASURED VALUES
NEUTRONS
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM 240
RADIOCHEMISTRY