MEASUREMENT OF X RAYS AS A FUNCTION OF MASS IN THE THERMAL FISSION OF U235

1 March 1968

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 12 (5) , 199-201
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1651950

Abstract

Characteristic K x rays from thermal neutron fission of U²³⁵ were studied as a function of the fission fragment mass. With a NaI (Tl) detector viewing the first 1 cm of fragment paths, x rays in coincidence with fission were recorded together with the fragment energies as detected by silicon surface‐barrier detectors. Results are reported for yields of K x rays as a function of fragment mass. The most probable charge for various masses is estimated.

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