Studies of the uranium biodistribution in animals contaminated by ingestion using fission track method

Using animals a study on the internal contamination by U ingestion is presented. Two rats of Wistar-London breed were contaminated at once and after different time intervals, 3 days and 10 days respectively, they were sacrified. Uranium biodistribution in the vital organs as well as the uranium retention and elimination was investigated using the fission track method. For the two contaminated subjects a comparison between obtained quantitative results is given.     

Double sequential fission in the reaction (16.7 MeV/u) U + Au observed with mica detectors

One of the main advantages of using dielectric track detectors in the study of heavy ion interactions is the possibility of observing each multi-prong event individually with complete kinematical details. It is thus possible to analyze even those reaction channels that have very low branching ratios. In the study of reactions induced by 16.7 MeV/u uranium ions incident on natural gold targets, we have observed 18 four-pronged events in a total detector area of 24 cm². Using a polynomial range-energy relationship, empirically fitted to the observed data of binary and ternary events, it was possible to perform kinematical analysis of 10 out of 18 events. The masses and relative velocities of the reaction products, determined in this analysis were compared with theoretical prediction based on double sequential fission process. An agreement within one standard deviation with respect to theoretical values has been found for eight analysed events.     

Shell structure in deformed nuclei and nuclear fission

Some new aspects in the theory of heavy nuclei emerging from studies of nuclear shell structure in the nuclear-fission process are described. Specific subjects cover general understanding of shell structure, the significance of macroscopic modes and the droplet model.     

裂变碎片动能和质量分布的三维朗之万研究

采用一个具有协变形式的朗之万方程组来描述不对称热核裂变.基于核表面｛c,h,α｝三参数模型,用数值方法模拟了核系统从鞍点到断点的扩散过程,从而完成了碎片动能和质量分布的计算.研究了核的两体摩擦或一体耗散机制以及有限颈部作为核断裂条件对裂变碎片输出量的影响.     

On the determination of subpicogram concentrations of Pu in environment and living species

The method of ²³⁹Pu minor content determination based on subsequent activation with thermal neutrons and gamma-rays was applied for preparations chemically separated from soils, water, river sediments and some living species. The obtained level of sensitivity for routine analysis is proved to be equal 10⁻¹³ gram Pu per gram of sample.     

Discontinuous fission tracks on the surface of layered dielectrics

The structure of fission fragment tracks on the surface of dielectric layer crystals has been studied by electron microscopy methods. Single crystal of gypsum (CaSO₄·2H₂O), cadmium wolframate (CdWO₄) and muscovite mica (KAl₂(OH)₂Si₃AlO₁₀) have been chosen as objects of investigation. It has been found that a discontinuous change of the surface profile continues at abnormally large (30nm) penetrations of the ion from the surface into the bulk of the crystal. Formation mechanisms of separate segments in the track structure are discussed.     

Saddle-point shapes and fission barriers of rotating nuclei

This article reviews the work relating to the development of a rotating liquid drop model together with a chronology of its confrontation with the experimental interpretation of data. It is brought out that the zero temperature rotating finite range model is quite successful in the interpretation of data obtained from heavy ion-induced reactions. Operated by Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., under contract DE-AC05-840R21400 with the U.S. Department of Energy.     

两体衰变径迹

在19MeV/u ⁴⁰Ar+²⁰⁹Bi反应中,云母片固体径迹探测器记录了几例连续两次衰变径迹.分析表明,这些事件两次衰变的时间间隔约为10^－13s.根据位垒穿透的WKB理论,这样的裂变是可能的.     

Fission yields at different fission-product kinetic energies for thermal-neutron-induced fission of 239Pu

At the recoil spectrometer “Lohengrin” of the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, the yields of the light fission products from the thermal-neutron-induced fission of ²³⁹Pu were measured as a function of A, Z, the kinetic energy E and the ionic charge states q. The nuclear charge and mass distributions summed over all ionic charge states were determined for different light fissionproduct kinetic energies between 93 and 112 MeV. The proton odd-even effect which was measured to be (11.6 ± 0.6)% causes considerable fine structure in the yields. The average kinetic energy of even-Z elements in the light fission-product group is 0.3 ± 0.1 MeV larger than for odd-Z elements. The neutron odd-even effect is (6.5 ± 0.7)%. The comparison with previously published data ¹) for thermal-neutron-induced fission of ²³⁵U reveals a correlation between the proton odd-even effect in the yield and in the kinetic energy of the elements. The dependence of the proton odd-even effect on the fragmentation is very similar for ²³⁵U and ²³⁹Pu when it is considered as a function of the nuclear charge of the heavy fission products. The isobaric variances σ_z². for thermal-neutron fission of ²³⁵U and ²³⁹Pu coincide at all kinetic energies if the influence of the proton odd-even effect is averaged out. This supports the hypothesis that the magnitude of σ_z² is determined only by quantum-mechanical zero-point fluctuations. The influence of the spherical shells Z = 50 and N = 82 on the fragmentation is discussed.     

中能质子入射的裂变产物质量分布计算

采用量子分子动力学(QMD)、统计衰变模型(SDM)和半经验的多模裂变模型方法计算了能量在200MeV附近的中能质子入射重核引起裂变的裂变产物质量分布,得到了与实验相符合的结果;同时对锕系核素和非锕系重核素分别给出了一组合理的多模裂变模型参数.