ISSN:
1588-2780
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract The interactions between experimental discoveries in low-energy nuclear fission and our theoretical understanding of the structure of the nucleus are reviewed. The history of this synergistic relationship begins with the discovery of fission, the development of the liquid-drop model and the experimental evidence for magic numbers, continues through the development of the shell model, the experimental discovery of shape isomerism, the double-humped fission barrier resulting from theoretical calculations of shell corrections to the liquid-drop model, the spontaneous fission half-life disaster, the discovery of symmetric mass division in spontaneous fission and theoretical treatments based on different paths to scission. It concludes with a brief review of our current experimental and theoretical understanding of low-energy fission and the prospects for future developments.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02039453
