SHELL EFFECTS IN THE FISSION OF ²³⁶U* NUCLEI, FORMED IN THE REACTION ²³²Th(α,f) AT INCIDENT ALPHA PARTICLES ENERGY OF 29 MeV

Mass and energy distribution of fission fragments of ²³⁶U* nuclei, formed in the reaction ²³²Th(α,f) at incident alpha energy of 29 MeV were studied to reveal the influence of shell effects. The experiment was carried out by 2E method at U-150M accelerator at Institute of Nuclear Physics, Almaty city. Acquired experimental data was decomposed into yields of separate shells, including deformed shells, assuming that the shell yield has the form of gauss distribution. The manifestation of deformed shells N84, Z52 and deformed shells Z36, Z38 was revealed.

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