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We examine what information can be obtained from fission angular distributions through precise measurements and an analysis in terms of the simple statistical model of Ericson. We report on the systematics of the decoupling angle and present the role of the angular momentum coupling between the entrance and the exit channel. The results indicate that the directional coupling of the angular momentum in the entrance and the exit channel is always strong for heavy-ion induced fission, and the angular momentum coupling plays a decisive role on the angular distribution of fission fragments. The average channel spins of fission fragments 〈If〉 are deduced through the decoupling angles determined experimentally. They agree well with γ-multiplicity measurements.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the staffs at UTTAC and at JAERI during the experiments and the data analysis.
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Ogihara, M., Fujiwara, H., Jeong, S.C. et al. The effect of angular momentum coupling on the angular distribution of fission fragments. Z. Physik A - Atomic Nuclei 335, 203–211 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01294475
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