Total excitation energy distribution for neutron-induced fission and photo-fission of uranium isotopes

Abstract

The fission fragment total excitation energy, TXE(A), is investigated for neutron-induced fission of uranium isotopes using three different methods. Different methods for calculations of the TXE(A) produced by the decay of low excited systems are analyzed and their results are compared with the available TXE values. The calculated TXE values have been compared with the results of other studies for the neutron induced fission of 233U, 235U as well as the photo-fission of 238U. The scission point method for evaluating TXE has been modified by comparing the available and calculated results. TXE(A) is evaluated for other uranium isotopes using three methods. It is found that TXE values in the neutron induced fission of 233U, 235U and the photo-fission of 238U are greater than the calculated TXE values of other uranium isotopes. The TXE values of light uranium isotopes decrease with increasing their mass numbers, while the TXE values of heavy uranium isotopes increase as their mass numbers increase. Also, the calculated TXE values for all isotopes increase sharply near the symmetric region, which is due to the formation of unstable fission fragment. On the other hand, a slight increase in neutron multiplicity and TXE values can be observed in heavy fission fragments (Ah>155), which could be due to the neutron excess. However, the sharp increase in neutron multiplicity and TXE values in some studies for the heavy fission fragments (Ah>155) is due to a missing correction in the data analysis.