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Bombardment Energy and Fission Product Yield Pattern for Protons on Natural Uranium and U235

W. H. Jones, Andrew. Timnick, J. H. Paehler, Thomas H. Handley

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Relative fission yields of ten nuclides produced by proton-induced fission of natural uranium and ${\mathrm{U}}^{235}$ were determined at several proton energies in the range 12 to 20 Mev. The expected trend toward symmetric fission at increased energies is observed. A statistical relation is used to correlate this shift in fission symmetry with the excitation energy of the compound nucleus.

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Relative fission yields of ten nuclides produced by proton-induced fission of natural uranium and ${\mathrm{U}}^{235}$ were determined at several proton energies in the range 12 to 20 Mev. The expected trend toward symmetric fission at increased energies is observed. A statistical relation is used to correlate this shift in fission symmetry with the excitation energy of the compound nucleus.

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Relative fission yields of ten nuclides produced by proton-induced fission of natural uranium and ${\mathrm{U}}^{235}$ were determined at several proton energies in the range 12 to 20 Mev. The expected trend toward symmetric fission at increased energies is observed. A statistical relation is used to correlate this shift in fission symmetry with the excitation energy of the compound nucleus.

Key concepts: Fission, Fission product yield, Cold fission, Cluster decay, Natural uranium, Nuclide, Fission products, Nuclear physics

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