Published April 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Direct observation of first-chance fission of 258No

  • 1. Uppsala University, Uppsala (Sweden)
  • 2. V. G. Khlopin Radium Institute, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 (United States)

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The multiplicities, angular correlations, and energy spectra of the neutrons associated with fission were measured for the reactions of 25,26Mg+232Th at 25Mg and 26Mg projectile energies of 132 and 148 MeV, respectively. From these data, we extracted a value of Γn/Γf for the first-chance fission of 258No at an excitation energy of 61 MeV. The implications of this result for understanding the survival probabilities of excited heavy nuclei formed in ''hot'' fusion reactions are discussed.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 044607-044607.10
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

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