EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

Fission fragment yields and total kinetic energy release in neutron-induced fission of235,238U,and239Pu

  • Tovesson F.,
  • Duke D.,
  • Geppert-Kleinrath V.,
  • Manning B.,
  • Mayorov D.,
  • Mosby S.,
  • Schmitt K.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201816900024
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 169
p. 00024

Abstract

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Different aspects of the nuclear fission process have been studied at Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) using various instruments and experimental techniques. Properties of the fragments emitted in fission have been investigated using Frisch-grid ionization chambers, a Time Projection Chamber (TPC), and the SPIDER instrument which employs the 2v-2E method. These instruments and experimental techniques have been used to determine fission product mass yields, the energy dependent total kinetic energy (TKE) release, and anisotropy in neutron-induced fission of U-235, U-238 and Pu-239.