Proton induced fission of <Superscript>232</Superscript>Th at intermediate energies

The mass-energy distributions and cross sections of proton-induced fission of ²³²Th have been measured at the proton energies of 7, 10, 13, 20, 40, and 55 MeV. Experiments were carried out at the proton beam of the K-130 cyclotron of the JYFL Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä and U-150m cyclotron of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The yields of fission fragments in the mass range A = 60–170 a.m.u. have been measured up to the level of 10?4%. The three humped shape of the mass distribution up has been observed at higher proton energies. The contribution of the symmetric component grows up with increasing proton incident energy; although even at 55 MeV of proton energy the shoulders in the mass energy distribution clearly indicate the asymmetric fission peaks. Evolution of shell structure was observed in the fission fragment mass distributions even at high excitation energy.     

Dependence of Multiparticle Processes on the Interaction-Region Size in Collisions of High-Energy Protons and Nuclei

The problem of the dependence of multiparticle reaction-product formation on the interactionregion size is considered both at cosmic-ray and accelerator energies. In cosmic rays, a comparative analysis of interactions induced by protons and light nuclei was performed on the basis of data obtained by the Stratosphere Collaboration. At accelerator energies, the problem was studied by employing data of the EMU Collaboration. The results revealed a substantial distinction between the production processes in these event groups. An analysis of interactions between light nuclei, (C, O, Ne) + (C/N/O); between intermediate and light nuclei, (Si, S) + (C/N/O); and between heavy nuclei, (Au, Pb) + (Ag/Br), showed that there is a sizable enhancement of fluctuations as the size of the interaction region becomes smaller. A sharp growth of multiplicity and pseudorapidity correlations in the most central interactions, (C, O, Ne) + (C/N/O), is interpreted as a manifestation of internal virtual alpha-particle clustering of light nuclei.     

Features of Registration of Accelerated Heavy Ions by Phosphate Glass Detectors at Different Temperatures

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics - The characteristics of heavy ion tracks in phosphate glasses after irradiation under various temperature conditions are presented. Calibration...     

Identification of Multiply Charged Ions by Means of Detectors Based on Phosphate Glass

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - The detection and identification of heavy ions in phosphate glasses is based on an analysis of geometric parameters of tracks that manifest themselves upon the etching of...