An evaporation-based model of thermal neutron induced ternary fission of plutonium
| dc.creator | Lestone, J. P. | |
| dc.date | 2007-03-10 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T11:24:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T11:24:04Z | |
| dc.description | Ternary fission probabilities for thermal neutron induced fission of plutonium are analyzed within the framework of an evaporation-based model where the complexity of time-varying potentials, associated with the neck collapse, are included in a simplistic fashion. If the nuclear temperature at scission and the fission-neck-collapse time are assumed to be ~1.2 MeV and ~10^-22 s, respectively, then calculated relative probabilities of ternary-fission light-charged-particle emission follow the trends seen in the experimental data. The ability of this model to reproduce ternary fission probabilities spanning seven orders of magnitude for a wide range of light-particle charges and masses implies that ternary fission is caused by the coupling of an evaporation-like process with the rapid re-arrangement of the nuclear fluid following scission. | |
| dc.description | 25 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in IJMPE | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0703024 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0703024 | |
| dc.identifier | Int.J.Mod.Phys.E17:323-349,2008 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1142/S0218301308009045 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/195108 | |
| dc.subject | Nuclear Theory | |
| dc.title | An evaporation-based model of thermal neutron induced ternary fission of plutonium | |
| dc.type | text |