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V.a. Rubchenya

The Generalized Model for the Description of Prompt Neutrons in the Low-energy Fission

Abstract The generalized model for the description of neutron emission from the spontaneous and neutron-induced fission in the energy interval up to 20 MeV is developed. For accurate calculations of nucleon composition and excitation energy of the fissioning nucleus at the scission point, the time-dependent statistical model including the pre-equilibrium neutron emission and nuclear friction effects is used. For each member of the compound nucleus ensemble at the scission point, the primary fission-fragment characteristics such as kinetic and excitation energies and yields are calculated using the scission-point fission model with nuclear shell and pairing effects, and based on the multimod…

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Peculiarities in fragment mass distribution in the 238U + 40Ar (243 MeV) reaction

A pronounced fine structure (FS) in the form of distinct peaks was observed in neutron gated mass spectra from the decay of the 278110 composite system produced in the reaction 238U + 40Ar (243 MeV) at an initial excitation energy E * > 70 MeV. The FS peaks are located in the vicinity of mass numbers 70-80, 100, and 130, which correspond to those of magic nuclei (clusters). In the data there is also evidence for a new type of decay -- collinear cluster tripartition of an excited nucleus.

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Pre- and post-scission neutron emission in the reaction180Hf(40Ar, fission) atE lab=216 MeV

Neutron and fission fragment spectra following the180Hf(40Ar,f) reaction atE lab=216MeV were measured. The following neutron total, pre- and post-scission multiplicities were extracted:M tot =7.2±1.3,M pre =2.7±0.9,M post =4.5±0.9. The average temperature parameters of the neutron spectra areT pre=(1.63±0.16) MeV andT post=(1.14±0.26)MeV. The mean total kinetic energy of the fission fragments is TKE=(166±10) MeV and the measured width is σTKE=17.3MeV. The width of the fragment mass distribution is σ A =18.3u. The same reaction was analyzed using a modified statistical code which includes nuclear dissipation effects and particle and γ-ray emission in the equilibrium compound nucleus state an…

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Mass measurements towards doubly magic Ni-78 : Hydrodynamics versus nuclear mass contribution in core-collapse supernovae

International audience; We report the first high-precision mass measurements of the neutron-rich nuclei 74,75Ni and the clearly identified ground state of 76Cu, along with a more precise mass-excess value of 78Cu, performed with the double Penning trap JYFLTRAP at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line (IGISOL) facility. These new results lead to a quantitative estimation of the quenching for the N=50 neutron shell gap. The impact of this shell quenching on core-collapse supernova dynamics is specifically tested using a dedicated statistical equilibrium approach that allows a variation of the mass model independent of the other microphysical inputs. We conclude that the impact of nuclear m…

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