Neutron-induced fission of the 26 minisomer
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review C
- Vol. 38 (3) , 1270-1276
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.38.1270
Abstract
We have measured the neutron-induced-fission cross section of the isomer with cold and with thermal neutrons. Because of its short half-life (26 min), preparation of an adequate isomeric target is the major difficulty. A simple and easy-to-operate technique has been developed. The cross-section ratio of isomer to ground state is measured to be 1.61±0.44 and 2.47±0.45 for the cold and the thermal neutrons, respectively.
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