Prompt Neutrons from Spontaneous 254Rf Fission

Abstract

The neutron yield from the spontaneous fission of the short-lived neutron-deficient 254Rf nucleus produced in the complete fusion reaction with the beam of multiply charged ions from the U400 accelerator at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions (FLNR), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), is measured using the combined detection system of the SHELS velocity filter. The half-life and the branching ratio of 254Rf are also measured. The data on the multiplicity of prompt neutrons from spontaneous fission of 256Rf ($$\bar {\nu }$$ = 3.87 ± 0.34) are presented for the first time.