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Benchmarking Nuclear Fission Theory

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 نشر من قبل Witold Nazarewicz
 تاريخ النشر 2015
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We suggest a small set of fission observables to be used as test cases for validation of theoretical calculations. The purpose is to provide common data to facilitate the comparison of different fission theories and models. The proposed observables are chosen from fission barriers, spontaneous fission lifetimes, fission yield characteristics, and fission isomer excitation energies.

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