Model for a Nucleus about to Undergo Fission (IMAGE)

_Tokyo Institute of Technology

Model for a Nucleus about to Undergo Fission

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As the nucleus beings to split into two fragments, it undergoes deformations that have to be precisely accounted in models to be able to accurately make predictions.

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<em>Scientific Reports</em>

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