Dispersions and correlations of the distributions of products of /sup 252/Cf spontaneous fission

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6045073

Vidyakin, G S; Vyrodov, V N; Gurevich, I I; Kirillov, B F; Kozlov, Y V; Martem'yanov, V P; Sukhotin, S V; Tarasenkov, V G; Khakimov, S K

We report the results of two experiments on study of the dispersions and correlations of the distributions of products of the spontaneous fission of /sup 252/Cf. In each experiment about 10/sup 8/ fissions were recorded with simultaneous measurement of the number of neutrons produced and in one case the fragment kinetic energy and in the other case the energy of the prompt ..gamma.. rays. The quantities obtained were the probabilities of production of a given number of neutrons per fission, the dispersions of the distributions of the number of neutrons produced and of the fragment kinetic energy, and the dependence of the average ..gamma..-ray energy and the average fragment kinetic energy on the number of neutrons produced. A calculation is made of the spectrum of the total energy carried away by fragments and neutrons, and its dispersion is determined. An estimate of the total energy release in the /sup 252/Cf fission process is made.

• Research Organization: V. I. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy
• OSTI ID: 6045073
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 36:3; ISSN SJNCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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