Why Does Nuclear Fission Produce Pear-Shaped Nuclei? (IMAGE)

University of Tsukuba

Why Does Nuclear Fission Produce Pear-Shaped Nuclei?

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Figure A: Evolution of the fissioning system as a function of time. The total time between the left to the right is 20.4 zeptosecond (1 zeptosecond = 10-21 s).

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