Rare Gas Fission Yields of Am241 and Am242

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dc.contributor.advisor	Thode, H. G.	-
dc.contributor.author	Pleva, James Francis	-
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-22T17:48:35Z	-
dc.date.available	2016-07-22T17:48:35Z	-
dc.date.issued	1967-05	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/19916	-
dc.description.abstract	The yields of xenon and krypton from the neutron- induced fission of Am241 and Am242 have been measured with a mass spectrometer. This was accomplished by irradiating samples of Am241 for different lengths of time so that the effect of the growth of highly fissionable Am242 could be determined. These studies reveal that both the degree of fine structure in the mass yield curve and the fission-product charge distribution are dependent on the energy of the incident neutrons. This has not been previously observed for any fissioning nuclide. These studies also reveal effects of the 50-neutron shell and of the neutron-proton ratio of the fissioning nuclide on the mass yield curve.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	rare gas, fission, xenon, krypton, yield curve, neutron, shell	en_US
dc.title	Rare Gas Fission Yields of Am241 and Am242	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Physics	en_US
dc.description.degreetype	Thesis	en_US
dc.description.degree	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	en_US
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