Abstract
The energy and angular distributions of the long-range α-particles released in the thermal neutron induced fission of 235U have been measured as a function of the mass and kinetic energy of the fission fragments. Only one of the fission fragments was detected, its mass being determined by kinetic energy and time-of-flight measurements. The dependence of the light particle kinetic energy spectra on its final direction is examined as a function of mass and kinetic energy of the fission fragments. The angular distribution of all α-particles with respect to the light fragment direction has a most probable value of 81.3°±0.5° with a dispersion (FWHM) of 18.5°±0.8° which compares very well to the angular spread measured in the spontaneous fission of 252Cf. Other striking similarities between the ternary fission of 236U and 252Cf are pointed out. A positive correlation between the mean emission angle and the mass of the light fragment resolves the controversy which remained on this point up to now. The influence of the total fragment kinetic energy on the width of the angular distribution is investigated in detail. A preliminary interpretation of our data shows that α-accompanied fission should no longer be considered as contradictory to the semi-statistical models of fission.
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