Time Evolution of Prompt Gamma-Ray Emission in $^{252}$Cf(sf) and $^{233,235}$U($n$,f) Reactions

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Hauptverfasser: Talou, Patrick, Lovell, Amy E., Stetcu, Ionel, Rusev, Gencho, Kawano, Toshihiko, Jandel, Marian
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author Talou, Patrick
Lovell, Amy E.
Stetcu, Ionel
Rusev, Gencho
Kawano, Toshihiko
Jandel, Marian
author_facet Talou, Patrick
Lovell, Amy E.
Stetcu, Ionel
Rusev, Gencho
Kawano, Toshihiko
Jandel, Marian
contents We investigate the time evolution of prompt fission $γ$ emission due to the presence of ns to ms isomers in the fragments produced in the neutron-induced fission of $^{233,235}$U and in the spontaneous fission of $^{252}$Cf. Calculations performed with the CGMF fission event generator are compared with recent experimental data on $^{252}$Cf(sf) and $^{235}$U($n$,f) obtained with the DANCE+NEUANCE setup at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. Of particular interest are the average $γ$-ray energy spectrum as a function of time since scission, $ϕ(ε_γ,t)$, the increase of the average $γ$-ray multiplicity over time, $N_γ(t)$, and its evolution in time as a function of the fission fragment mass, $N_γ(A,t)$. The time evolution of isomeric ratios in post-neutron emission fission fragments can be defined and used to test and reveal some deficiencies in our knowledge of the low-lying levels of neutron-rich nuclei produced in fission reactions.
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spellingShingle Time Evolution of Prompt Gamma-Ray Emission in $^{252}$Cf(sf) and $^{233,235}$U($n$,f) Reactions
Talou, Patrick
Lovell, Amy E.
Stetcu, Ionel
Rusev, Gencho
Kawano, Toshihiko
Jandel, Marian
Nuclear Theory
We investigate the time evolution of prompt fission $γ$ emission due to the presence of ns to ms isomers in the fragments produced in the neutron-induced fission of $^{233,235}$U and in the spontaneous fission of $^{252}$Cf. Calculations performed with the CGMF fission event generator are compared with recent experimental data on $^{252}$Cf(sf) and $^{235}$U($n$,f) obtained with the DANCE+NEUANCE setup at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. Of particular interest are the average $γ$-ray energy spectrum as a function of time since scission, $ϕ(ε_γ,t)$, the increase of the average $γ$-ray multiplicity over time, $N_γ(t)$, and its evolution in time as a function of the fission fragment mass, $N_γ(A,t)$. The time evolution of isomeric ratios in post-neutron emission fission fragments can be defined and used to test and reveal some deficiencies in our knowledge of the low-lying levels of neutron-rich nuclei produced in fission reactions.
title Time Evolution of Prompt Gamma-Ray Emission in $^{252}$Cf(sf) and $^{233,235}$U($n$,f) Reactions
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.00599