Abstract
This study i s based on the well-known anomalous fall in the evaporation rate of thin sources containing the isotope Cm244. The anomaly is apparently due to local surface damage induced by fission fragments . The mean diameter of the local damage zones depends on the pressure of the medium containing the source; it lies between 0.1 and 1 μ.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol.22, No.1, pp. 24–27, January, 1967.
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Gorshkov, V.K., L'vov, L.N. & Petrov, P.A. Study of the zones of damage caused by fission fragments of heavy nuclei. At Energy 22, 26–29 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01225388
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