Macroscopic-microscopic calculations of fission potential surface of uranium isotopes in the three quadratic surfaces parametrization

Five-dimensional (5D) fission potential energy surfaces (PES) for uranium nuclei are investigated based on the macroscopic-microscopic Lublin-Strasbourg drop model in the three-quadratic-surface parametrization, and the heights of static fission barriers are obtained. Asymmetric and symmetric fission paths are presented on the 5D PES of ²³⁶U for different nuclear shapes. The calculated barrier heights, E_A and E_B, are quite consistent with the experimental data for all even-even nuclei of uranium isotopes, from ²³⁰U to ²⁴⁴U.