Fissionability as a function of angular momentum for the re181 compound nucleus at an excitation energy of 70 MeV

L. Kowalski, A. M. Zebelman, J. M. Miller, G. F. Herzog, R. C. Reedy

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Abstract

A method is described which allows the calculation of the spin dependence of the probability for fission of compound nuclei from experimental data. The method is applied to the study of the behavior of Re181 compound nuclei formed in three different ways with an excitation energy of 70 MeV: C12+Tm169, O16+Ho165, and Ne22+Tb159. The experimental fission cross sections were taken from Sikkeland. The fission probability is found to increase with increasing angular momentum in accord with liquid-drop-model calculations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)259-264
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review C
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1970
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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