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[en] We have searched for high energy γ rays emitted from the spontaneous fission of 252Cf. This search was carried out by two methods: the measurement of high energy γ rays in coincidence with fission fragments, and the measurement of high energy γ rays in coincidence with any other γ ray. The first of these two methods allowed us to establish a direct correlation between high energy γ rays and fission fragments. For the fission-fragment/γ-ray measurement, we were able to set an upper limit at the 95% confidence level of 1.8x10-6 photon per fission for the integrated yield of γ rays with an energy greater than 30 MeV. Additionally, we have established an upper limit at the 95% confidence level of 1.0x10-5 photon per fission for the integrated yield of photons with energy greater than 30 MeV from the γ-γ measurement. These results are shown to be consistent with a classical model estimate of the upper limit of γ rays produced by a nucleus-nucleus bremsstrahlung process arising from the Coulomb acceleration of the fission fragments
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ACTINIDE NUCLEI, ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BOSONS, CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES, COINCIDENCE METHODS, COUNTING TECHNIQUES, DECAY, ELECTRIC FIELDS, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI, FISSION, HEAVY NUCLEI, IONIZING RADIATIONS, ISOTOPES, MASSLESS PARTICLES, NUCLEAR DECAY, NUCLEAR FRAGMENTS, NUCLEAR REACTIONS, NUCLEI, RADIATIONS, RADIOISOTOPES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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