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The high energy γ-ray emission accompanying the spontaneous fission of 252Cf has been measured in coincidence with individual fission fragments selected by discrete γ-ray transitions. The enhancement of the γ-ray emission probability in the energy range Eγ= 3–8 MeV has been observed for the fission fragments in the region of nearly symmetric mass splitting, confirming results reported in previous investigations. The γ-γ coincidence technique employed in the present work clearly demonstrate that the major contribution to this enhancement is caused by the fission channels where one fragment is near to the N= 82 or Z= 50 shell closures. The high energy γ-ray emission probability does not show any significant dependence on the number of neutrons emitted in the fission process, supporting the hypothesis that high energy γ-rays are mainly emitted from the fragments after the neutron evaporation.
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Received: 22 December 1998
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Biswas, D., Nayak, B., Cinausero, M. et al. Fragment dependence of high energy γ-ray emission in the spontaneous fission of 252Cf . EPJ A 4, 343–348 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100500050242
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100500050242