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Long-Range Fragments from Fission of U236

FRANK H. RUDDY, John M. Alexander

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A search for long-range fission products has been made using mica track detectors. Fission of ${\mathrm{U}}^{235}$ was induced by thermal neutrons and He gas was employed as the principal stopping material. Limits are reported for the yield of products with range greater than 20 cm He (25\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}C, 1 atm). The limiting yield values can be reconciled with the ternary-fission studies of Muga only if the light products from ternary fission have $Z\ensuremath{\ge}18$.

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A search for long-range fission products has been made using mica track detectors. Fission of ${\mathrm{U}}^{235}$ was induced by thermal neutrons and He gas was employed as the principal stopping material. Limits are reported for the yield of products with range greater than 20 cm He (25\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}C, 1 atm). The limiting yield values can be reconciled with the ternary-fission studies of Muga only if the light products from ternary fission have $Z\ensuremath{\ge}18$.

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A search for long-range fission products has been made using mica track detectors. Fission of ${\mathrm{U}}^{235}$ was induced by thermal neutrons and He gas was employed as the principal stopping material. Limits are reported for the yield of products with range greater than 20 cm He (25\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}C, 1 atm). The limiting yield values can be reconciled with the ternary-fission studies of Muga only if the light products from ternary fission have $Z\ensuremath{\ge}18$.

Key concepts: Fission, Yield (engineering), Neutron temperature, Ternary operation, Physics, Fission product yield, Limiting, Range (aeronautics)

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