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Determination of fission barrier height of 210Fr and 210Ra via neutron measurement

NázevTitle
Determination of fission barrier height of 210Fr and 210Ra via neutron measurementDetermination of fission barrier height of 210Fr and 210Ra via neutron measurement
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
M. Veselský, P. Rubovič, V. Petousis, H.N. da Luz, P. Burian, P. Mánek, L. Meduna, P. Smolyanskiy
Klíčová slovaKeywords
Fission barrier
DOIDOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.109.014618
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Physical Review C 109(1), 014618 (2024) · ISSN 2469-9993
RokYear
2024
JazykLanguage
eng
ZáznamyRecords
ProjektProject
Experiment IS581 "Štěpení těžkých radiaktivních svazků v reakcích (d,p)-transferu"Experiment IS581 "(d,p)-transfer induced fission of heavy radioactive beams"
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1 (INSPIRE-HEP)
2024: 1
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http://link.aps.org/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevC.109.014618
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AbstraktAbstract

Fission barrier heights of short-lived nuclei away from line of β stability are not known reliably. Low-energy fission of 210Fr and 210Ra, produced by (d,p) and (d,n) transfer reaction on the re-accelerated unstable beam 209Fr was investigated at HIE-ISOLDE. Four Timepix3 pixel detectors were installed on the body of the ACTAR TPC demonstrator chamber. Polyethylene converters were used for the detection of fast neutrons. Since no significant background was observed, it was possible to measure the spatial distribution of emitted neutrons reflecting the fission excitation function. Subsequent simulations employing the results of the talys code and available data on fission fragment distributions allowed to estimate directly the value of the fission barrier height for the neutron-deficient nucleus 210Fr. This first direct measurement confirmed the reduction of the fission barrier compared to available theoretical calculations by 15–30%.

Fission barrier heights of short-lived nuclei away from line of β stability are not known reliably. Low-energy fission of 210Fr and 210Ra, produced by (d,p) and (d,n) transfer reaction on the re-accelerated unstable beam 209Fr was investigated at HIE-ISOLDE. Four Timepix3 pixel detectors were installed on the body of the ACTAR TPC demonstrator chamber. Polyethylene converters were used for the detection of fast neutrons. Since no significant background was observed, it was possible to measure the spatial distribution of emitted neutrons reflecting the fission excitation function. Subsequent simulations employing the results of the talys code and available data on fission fragment distributions allowed to estimate directly the value of the fission barrier height for the neutron-deficient nucleus 210Fr. This first direct measurement confirmed the reduction of the fission barrier compared to available theoretical calculations by 15–30%.

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