Physics NotePublished
Fission Yields Measured With Target Materials in Contact With Solid State Track Detectors
O. A. P. Tavares
1992
Publication details
- Authors
- O. A. P. Tavares
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1992
- Description
- The configuration of the contact of fissionable target materials with dielectric track detectors is reviewed to obtain fission yields corrected for fragment self-absorption in fission sources of different thicknesses and for optical magnification for the observation of etched fission tracks. Total detection efficiency and "effective" thickness of the target sample are obtained in the case of formation of cone-shaped tracks by etching. A number of useful formulae for evaluation of fission yields in both induced and spontaneous fission experiments is reported. The method can be extended and applied also to fission-related problems, natural and induced emission of nuclear fragments, and nuclear reaction studies as well.
- Year
- 1992
- Number
- CBPF-NF-032/92
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No