INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM ON FISSION PROBABILITY

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1962 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys.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.128.2276· OSTI ID:4756332

Gilmore, J; Thompson, S G; Perlman, I

A nuclear emulsion technique has been used to determine total fission cross sections in the following heavy-ion bom/), (O/sup 16/ + Tm/sup 169/; Ne/sup 20/ + Ho/sup 165/), (C/sup 12/ + Re/sup 185/; O/sup 16/ + Ta/sup 181/), (O/sup 16/ + R e/sup 185/, ; Ne/sup 20/ + Ta/sup 181/). Each pair of bombardments resulted in the same compound nucleus, and excitation energies could be made equal in the two cases by adjustment of bombarding energies. The ratio of the fission cross section to a calculated compoundnucleus-formation cross section, sigma /sub f// sigma /sub c/, was taken as a measure of fission probability in each bombardment. Larger fission probabilities were observed to occur for the systems having greater angular momenta. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Berkeley
• NSA Number: NSA-17-004086
• OSTI ID: 4756332
• Report Number(s): UCRL-9304(Rev.); 0031-899X
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys.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 D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys.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: 128; ISSN PHRVA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
CARBON 12
CROSS SECTIONS
ENERGY
EXCITATION
FISSION
HOLMIUM 165
IONS
IRRADIATION
MOMENTUM
NEON 20
NUCLEAR EMULSIONS
OXYGEN 16
PHYSICS
RHENIUM 185
TANTALUM 181
THULIUM 165
THULIUM 169