Microscopic description of nuclear fission

1 January 1981

journal article
Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique Lettres

Vol. 42 (23) , 509-511
https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyslet:019810042023050900

Abstract

Starting from a completely microscopic description of the nucleus, we try to extract the characteristic features of the collective dynamics of the fission phenomenon in the case of the 240Pu nucleus. In particular, we give an interpretation for the mechanism of the scission process

Keywords

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION OF NUCLEAR FISSION

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