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Fission Product Yields for Fast-Neutron Fission of 243,244,246,248Cm

J. K. Dickens

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 96 / Number 1 / May 1987 / Pages 8-16

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE87-A16359

Recent measurements of relative yields for 95Zr, I25Sb, 137Cs, 14lCe, 144Ce, and I35Eu for fast-neutron fission of samples enriched in the actinides 243,244,246,248Cm have been combined with a simple mass-distribution model to predict complete mass distributions for fast-neutron fission of each of these four curium actinides. Complete descriptions of the data analysis and of the model and its application and limitations are given.