Fission and Pairing Degrees of Freedom in Collective Transport Theory

Abstract
The relevant pieces of the collective transport theory is briefly sketched. Then numerical results for the fission and pairing degrees of freedom of the nucleus 238U are presented. Quadrupole and hexadecapole vibrations around the equilibrium deformation are extracted. The β- and giant quadrupole vibrations are identified. One hexadecapole and two new quadrupole vibrations are predicted. Pairing vibrations are obtained and the number of broken pairs during descent from saddle to scission is estimated.