Abstract.
During the last decade spallation-induced fission reactions have received particular attention because of their impact in the design of spallation-neutron sources or radioactive beam facilities, but also in the understanding of the fission process at high excitation energy. In this paper, we review the main progress brought by modern experimental techniques, in particular those based in the inverse kinematic, as well as the achievements in modelling these reactions. We will also address future possibilities for improving the investigation of fission dynamics.
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Benlliure, J., Rodríguez-Sánchez, J.L. Spallation-induced fission reactions. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 132, 120 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2017-11377-0
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