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This paper is focused on fission of Th-232 nuclei induced by protons with energies ranging from 20 to 140 MeV. This energy range is the most informative for studying the competition between asymmetric and symmetric fission modes. Experimental cross sections of production of radionuclides in thorium targets have been determined a year after irradiation. The corresponding theoretical values are calculated using the cascade–evaporation–fission model. The theoretical and experimental cross sections (literature data included) are compared.
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Original Russian Text © O.N. Libanova, E.S. Golubeva, S.V. Ermolaev, V.L. Matushko, A.S. Botvina, 2018, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Fizika Elementarnykh Chastits i Atomnogo Yadra, 2018.
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Libanova, O.N., Golubeva, E.S., Ermolaev, S.V. et al. Experimental Cross Sections of Fission Fragments of Thorium-232 Irradiated with Medium-Energy Protons. Phys. Part. Nuclei Lett. 15, 284–297 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1547477118030123
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