Published January 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Is the Kramers formula applicable for describing the decay of highly excited nuclear systems?

  • 1. Omsk Rail Transport Engineering Inst. (USSR)

Description

The decay of excited nuclear systems is studied within the framework of the fluctuation-dissipation dynamics using the Langevin equations. The probability current through the barrier and the scission point are calculated for various ratios of the barrier height Bf and the temperature T. The effect of the value of the viscosity and the type of initial conditions on the time evolution of this current is studied. Special attention is paid to the case Bf = 0.A systematic comparison is made with the Kramers formula, which shows that it works surprisingly well in most cases, even when Bf/T < 1. For the case Bf = 0 the probability current calculated through the scission point is 1.5-2 times larger than the value obtained using the Kramers formula

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Soviet Journal of Nuclear Physics (English Translation)
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
1
Series
Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.).
Journal Page Range
86-91
ISSN
0038-5506
CODEN
SJNCA

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Notes
(English). Cover-to-cover Translation of Yadernia Fizika (USSR). Cover-to-cover translation of Yadernaya Fizika (USSR).