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Theory of Charge Dispersion in Nuclear Fission

Raj K. Gupta, W. Scheid, Walter Greiner

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By introducing charge asymmetry as a new dynamical collective coordinate in the asymmetric two-center shell model, the nuclear charge dispersion in the fission of $^{236}\mathrm{U}$ is calculated without using any free parameter. The agreement between theory and experiment is quite good.

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By introducing charge asymmetry as a new dynamical collective coordinate in the asymmetric two-center shell model, the nuclear charge dispersion in the fission of $^{236}\mathrm{U}$ is calculated without using any free parameter. The agreement between theory and experiment is quite good.

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By introducing charge asymmetry as a new dynamical collective coordinate in the asymmetric two-center shell model, the nuclear charge dispersion in the fission of $^{236}\mathrm{U}$ is calculated without using any free parameter. The agreement between theory and experiment is quite good.

Key concepts: Asymmetry, Fission, Physics, Charge (physics), Nuclear fission, Dispersion (optics), Effective nuclear charge, Nuclear physics

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