The Chi-Nu project, a years-long experiment measuring the energy spectrum of neutrons emitted from neutron-induced fission, recently concluded the most detailed and extensive uncertainty analysis ...

Nuclear fission—when the nucleus of an atom splits in two, releasing energy—may seem like a process that is fully understood. First discovered in 1939 and thoroughly studied ever since ...

In their recent study published in Physical Review C, the team explored the possible emission rate of particle-stable tetraneutron via thermal neutron-induced fission of 235 U (Uranium-235) in a ...

In small reactors, however, the spontaneous (that is, not induced by neutrons) fission of radioactive nuclei such as uranium-238 prevents a complete die-off, since spontaneous fission also creates ...

In their recent study published in Physical Review C, the team explored the possible emission rate of particle-stable tetraneutron via thermal neutron-induced fission of 235 U (Uranium-235) in a ...

Heavy elements like gold and silver are believed to be created when neutron stars collide, but new research suggests these collisions may also spur nuclear fission reactions.

Nuclear fission is a substantial part of the world’s energy mix, but out in the broader universe, fission is much harder to come by. Until now.

IN nuclear transformations initiated by deuteron impact, two types of processes are, as well known, to be taken into consideration. In the process of the first type (process I), the intermediate ...

Nuclear fission is a process in nuclear physics in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei as fission products, and usually some by-product particles. Hence, fission is ...

It is proposed to be produced through neutron capture by lithium-6, a process that is already carried out in some fission reactors today for defense needs.