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Title: On the fission of the heaviest fermium isotopes

Conference · · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5336647

Potential energy of /sup 258/Fm is calculated in multidimensional deformation spaceias a function of both (reflection-) symmetric and asymmetric shapes. The inclusion of the asymmetric shapes is found important as it ''opens a pass'' between the two fission valleys: one corresponding to compact and the other to elongated shapes of the nucleus. Thus, it makes both valleys accessible to the fissioning nucleus.

Research Organization:
Institute of Physics, Warsaw Technical University, PL-00-622 Warsaw, Poland
OSTI ID:
5336647
Report Number(s):
CONF-870970-; TRN: 88-012640
Journal Information:
AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 164:1; Conference: 5. international conference on nuclei far from stability, Lake Rosseau, Canada, 14 Sep 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English