The microscopic mechanism behind the fission barrier asymmetry

1971
5 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 34 (1971) 349-353
  • Published: 1971

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The instability at the second saddle point of actinide elements towards asymmetric distortions is explained by a decrease in energy of the neutron orbitals [40 Λω] (orbitals at the waistline of the nucleus) for asymmetric distortions. These orbitals are situated at the Fermi surface and couple strongly to [51 Λω] levels slightly above the Fermi surface.