Published May 1980
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Journal article
Actinide muonic atom lifetimes deduced from muon-induced fission
Creators
- 1. Departments of Physics and Chemistry and Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
Description
Time distributions of fragments from delayed fission after muon capture have been measured for muonic 235U, 238U, 237Np, 239Pu, and 242Pu. Comparison of these data with previously measured lifetimes using muon decay electrons, neutrons, and γ rays emitted after muon capture indicates that the observed systematic discrepancies are due to atomic muon capture by fission fragments after prompt fission induced by radiation-less muonic transitions. The deduced capture rates are compared with theoretical models, and very good agreement is found with a giant-resonance excitation model
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev., C
- Journal Volume
- 21
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Series
- Phys. Rev., C.
- Journal Page Range
- 2019-2024
- ISSN
- 0556-2813
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 11551423
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CAPTURE; ELECTRON SPECTRA; FISSION; FISSION FRAGMENT DETECTION; GAMMA SPECTRA; GIANT RESONANCE; LIFETIME; MUON REACTIONS; MUONIC ATOMS; NEPTUNIUM; NEPTUNIUM 237 TARGET; NEUTRON SPECTRA; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM 239 TARGET; PLUTONIUM 242 TARGET; TIME DEPENDENCE; TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS; URANIUM; URANIUM 235 TARGET; URANIUM 238 TARGET
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; ATOMS; CROSS SECTIONS; ELEMENTS; HADRONIC ATOMS; LEPTON REACTIONS; MESIC ATOMS; METALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RESONANCE; SPECTRA; TARGETS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS