Ternary fission of uranium nuclei induced by high-energy protons

R. Brandt , F. Carbonara , E. Cie , I. Jarstorff , J. Piekarz , R. Rinzivillo , J. Zakrzewski

Ternary fission of uranium has been studied with the mica sandwich technique. The existence of this process has been firmly established at the proton bombarding energy of 23 GeV. The cross-section for ternary fission has been found to be (3.5 ± 1.2) mb at 23 GeV and (1.5 ± 1.1) mb at 18 GeV.

Mots clés: nuclear fission of uranium

Domaines: Articles anciens

R. Brandt, F. Carbonara, E. Cie, I. Jarstorff, J. Piekarz, et al.. Ternary fission of uranium nuclei induced by high-energy protons. Journal de Physique, 1970, 31 (1), pp.21-26. ⟨10.1051/jphys:0197000310102100⟩. ⟨jpa-00206873⟩