Fission of /sup 238/U induced by inelastic scattering of 120 MeV. cap alpha. particles

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Phys. Rev., C; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.23.1105· OSTI ID:6900346

Back, B B; Shotter, A C; Symons, T J.M.; Bice, A; Gelbke, C K; Awes, T C; Scott, D K

The fission decay of /sup 238/U has been measured as a function of excitation energy in inelastic scattering of 120 MeV ..cap alpha.. particles. Total kinetic energies and masses of fission fragments were measured by the double energy method. It is observed that the total kinetic energy E/sub K/ decreases and that the valley in the mass distribution is reduced when the excitation energy of the system is increased. No indication of anomalous total kinetic energy release in the region of the giant quadrupole resonance has been found. A qualitative interpretation of the data is given on the basis of a static scission point model.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6900346
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., C; (United States) Vol. 23:3; ISSN PRVCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ALPHA REACTIONS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
COINCIDENCE SPECTROMETRY
DATA
EMISSION
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FISSION
FISSION FRAGMENTS
GIANT RESONANCE
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INFORMATION
KINETIC ENERGY
MASS SPECTRA
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 100-1000
NEUTRON EMISSION
NUCLEAR FRAGMENTS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
QUADRUPOLE MOMENTS
RESONANCE
SCATTERING
SPECTRA
TARGETS
URANIUM 238 TARGET