Abstract
The conservation of the number of nucleons is shown to be an important constraint that governs the nuclear fission process. Both cold and energy-rich fission processes are analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the role of pairing effects in governing the fine structure in the mass and charge distributions. Symmetric and asymmetric fission processes are studied using a maximal entropy procedure. The interpretation of the results in terms of the Planck potential of the nucleons is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 338-358 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Nuclear Physics A |
Volume | 454 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 16 Jun 1986 |