Isotopic fission yields of 240Pu as a function of the excitation energy
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2026

Complete isotopic fission yields distributions of 240Pu have been measured as a function of the initial excitation energy. The 240Pu fissioning system was produced through a two-proton transfer reaction between a 238U beam and a 12C target. The reaction was measured in inverse kinematics at Coulomb barrier energies, allowing for the full distribution of fission fragments to be isotopically identified with the VAMOS + + Spectrometer. The excitation energy of the system was measured on an event-by-event basis by detecting the targetlike recoil 10Be in a segmented silicon telescope. This manuscript reports on the evolution of the fission yields as a function of the excitation energy of the system between 8.2 to 11.9 MeV. The influence of the excitation energy is manifested in the damping of shell effects that feed the yields in the symmetry valley, as well as in a reduction of the neutron content of the fragments. This reduction, however, is observed only in the heavy fragment, while the neutron content of the light fragment remains unaffected. The comparison with previous measurements, models, and evaluations highlights the importance of correlated observables for improving fission models.

Författare

D. Ramos

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

M. Caamano

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

F. Farget

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

C. Rodriguez-Tajes

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

A. Lemasson

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

M. Rejmund

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

C. Schmitt

Université de Strasbourg

E. Clement

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

L. Audouin

Université Paris-Saclay

J. Benlliure

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

Universitat de Valencia

E. Casarejos

Universidad de Vigo

D. Cortina

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

D. Dore

Université Paris-Saclay

B. Fernandez-Dominguez

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

G. de France

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

Andreas Heinz

Chalmers, Fysik, Subatomär, högenergi- och plasmafysik

B. Jacquot

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

C. Paradela

Inst Reference Mat & Measurements

Universidade de Santiagode Compostela

T. Roger

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

PHYSICAL REVIEW C

2469-9985 (ISSN) 2469-9993 (eISSN)

Vol. 113 5 054611

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2025)

Subatomär fysik

DOI

10.1103/tjxn-16mq

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2026-06-23