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The shape parameters of the multiplicity distribution of prompt gamma rays emitted in spontaneous fission of252Cf were obtained using the multiple coincidence technique. The multiplicity distribution is well represented by a Gaussian distribution. Assuming the average number of prompt gamma rays emitted per fission to be 10.3, the standard deviation of the multiplicity distribution was estimated to be 4.2±0.4. The variation of the standard deviation of the multiplicity distribution has also been obtained as a function of kinetic energy of one of the fragments and was found to exhibit a strong zigzag dependence on the single fragment kinetic energy. The results have been discussed on the basis of the emission mechanism of prompt gamma rays in fission.
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Ramamurthy, V.S., Choudhury, R.K. & Mohankrishna, J.O. Prompt gamma ray multiplicity distributions in spontaneous fission of252Cf. Pramana - J. Phys. 8, 322–327 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02847802
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