Open Access
Issue
ND 2007
2007
Article Number 095
Number of page(s) 4
Section Fission studies
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/ndata:07274
Published online 17 June 2008
International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology 2007
DOI: 10.1051/ndata:07274

Fine structure in the intermediate resonance region of the neutron induced fission cross section

M. Mirea1 and L. Tassan-Got2

1  Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 077125 Bucarest, Romania
2  Institut de Physique Nucléaire, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France

mirea@ifin.nipne.ro

Published online: 21 May 2008

Abstract
Recently, the fine structure of the 0.7 MeV resonance in the 230Th neutron-induced cross section was investigated within the hybrid model. A very good agreement with experimental data is obtained. It is suggested that fine structure of the cross section quantify the changes of the intrinsic states of the nucleus during the disintegration process. Due to internal excitations produced in the region of the outer barrier, where the density of single-particle states is enhanced, new transitions levels are produced. These transitions levels cause β-resonances very close in energy. A way to introduce phenomenologically this phenomenon in cross section calculations is presented.



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