Evidence of a new type of fission within a solid state nuclear detector

M. Debeauvais (1) , J. Ralarosy , J. Tripier (1) , S. Jokic

1 IReS - Institut de Recherches Subatomiques

An SSNTD study of reactions induced by 10 MeV/n U ions on U, Au and Pb targets led to the observation of a new type of fission event which can be explained as a delayed fission.

Mots clés: fission of uranium; heavy ion nucleus reactions; nuclei with mass number 220 or higher; particle detectors; fission; solid state nuclear detector; 10 MeV n U ions; Au; Pb; delayed fission

Domaines: Articles anciens; Physique Nucléaire Expérimentale [nucl-ex]

M. Debeauvais, J. Ralarosy, J. Tripier, S. Jokic. Evidence of a new type of fission within a solid state nuclear detector. Journal de Physique Lettres, 1982, 43 (15), pp.521-524. ⟨10.1051/jphyslet:019820043015052100⟩. ⟨jpa-00232086⟩