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Neutron emission as a probe of fusion-fission and quasi-fission dynamics

Abstract

Pre- and post scission neutron yeilds have been measured as a function of projectile mass, compound nucleus fissility, and fission mass-split and total kinetic energy (TKE) for 27 fusion-fission and quasi-fission reactions induced by beams of {sup 16,18}O, {sup 40}Ar and {sup 64}Ni. A new method of interpretation of experimental pre-scission neutron multiplicities {nu}-pre and mean kinetic energies {epsilon}{sub {nu}} allows the extraction of fission time scales with much less uncertainty than previously, all fusion-fission results being consistent with a dynamical time scale of (35{+-}15) x 10{sup -21}s for symmetric fission. All reactions show that {nu}-pre falls quite rapidly with increasing mass-asymmetry; evidence is presented that for fusion-fission reactions this is partly due to a reduction of the dynamical fission time scale with mass-asymmetry. For quasi-fission, the data indicate that the pre-scission multiplicity and mean neutron kinetic energy are very sensitive to the final mass-asymmetry, but that the time scale is virtually independent of mass-asymmetry. It is concluded that for fusion-fission there is no dependence of {nu}-pre on TKE, whilst for {sup 64}Ni-induced quasi-fission reactions, a strong increase of {nu}-pre with decreasing TKE is observed, probably largely caused by neutron emission during the acceleration time of the fission fragments in  More>>
Authors:
Hinde, D J; [1]  Hilscher, D; Rossner, H; Gegauer, B N; Lehmann, M; Wilpert, M [2] 
  1. Australian National Univ., Canberra (Australia). Research School of Physical Sciences
  2. Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin GmbH (Germany)
Publication Date:
Aug 30, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
ANU-P-1094
Reference Number:
SCA: 663470; 663450; PA: AIX-23:033149; SN: 92000710817
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Submitted to Physical Review C.; PBD: 30 Aug 1991
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; FISSION; LIFETIME; NEUTRON EMISSION; HEAVY ION FUSION REACTIONS; MULTIPLICITY; ARGON 40 BEAMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MEV RANGE 100-1000; NICKEL 64; NUCLEAR REACTION KINETICS; OXYGEN 16 BEAMS; OXYGEN 18 BEAMS; QUASI-FISSION; 663470; 663450; HEAVY-ION-INDUCED REACTIONS AND SCATTERING
OSTI ID:
10136038
Research Organizations:
Australian National Univ., Canberra, ACT (Australia). Research School of Physical Sciences
Country of Origin:
Australia
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92624924; TRN: AU9212654033149
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
88 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Hinde, D J, Hilscher, D, Rossner, H, Gegauer, B N, Lehmann, M, and Wilpert, M. Neutron emission as a probe of fusion-fission and quasi-fission dynamics. Australia: N. p., 1991. Web.
Hinde, D J, Hilscher, D, Rossner, H, Gegauer, B N, Lehmann, M, & Wilpert, M. Neutron emission as a probe of fusion-fission and quasi-fission dynamics. Australia.
Hinde, D J, Hilscher, D, Rossner, H, Gegauer, B N, Lehmann, M, and Wilpert, M. 1991. "Neutron emission as a probe of fusion-fission and quasi-fission dynamics." Australia.
@misc{etde_10136038,
title = {Neutron emission as a probe of fusion-fission and quasi-fission dynamics}
author = {Hinde, D J, Hilscher, D, Rossner, H, Gegauer, B N, Lehmann, M, and Wilpert, M}
abstractNote = {Pre- and post scission neutron yeilds have been measured as a function of projectile mass, compound nucleus fissility, and fission mass-split and total kinetic energy (TKE) for 27 fusion-fission and quasi-fission reactions induced by beams of {sup 16,18}O, {sup 40}Ar and {sup 64}Ni. A new method of interpretation of experimental pre-scission neutron multiplicities {nu}-pre and mean kinetic energies {epsilon}{sub {nu}} allows the extraction of fission time scales with much less uncertainty than previously, all fusion-fission results being consistent with a dynamical time scale of (35{+-}15) x 10{sup -21}s for symmetric fission. All reactions show that {nu}-pre falls quite rapidly with increasing mass-asymmetry; evidence is presented that for fusion-fission reactions this is partly due to a reduction of the dynamical fission time scale with mass-asymmetry. For quasi-fission, the data indicate that the pre-scission multiplicity and mean neutron kinetic energy are very sensitive to the final mass-asymmetry, but that the time scale is virtually independent of mass-asymmetry. It is concluded that for fusion-fission there is no dependence of {nu}-pre on TKE, whilst for {sup 64}Ni-induced quasi-fission reactions, a strong increase of {nu}-pre with decreasing TKE is observed, probably largely caused by neutron emission during the acceleration time of the fission fragments in these fast reactions. Interpretation of post-scission multiplicities in terms of fragment excitation energies leads to deduced time scales consistent with those determined from the pre-scission data. 54 refs., 17 tabs., 25 figs.}
place = {Australia}
year = {1991}
month = {Aug}
}