A general overview of nuclear fission is presented. The probability of fission is described based on developed models including the liquid drop model and shell corrections. Discussion on spontaneous fission and fissioning isomers is given. The transition nucleus and fission product distributions are discussed. The total kinetic energy, mass distribution, and charge distribution during fission are presented. Changes in fission product distribution with parent properties are introduced. Delayed neutrons from fission and their role in reactors are given. Proton induced fission is introduced.
Good lecture on fission. It helped remind me of why we load poisons into our reactors, as I had forgotten.
ReplyDeletethanks for your comments. Good extension of the fission reaction into an application from your comments.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the lecture. I liked the part about symmetric and asymmetric splitting during the fission process.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. This leads into the shell model.
DeleteThank you for the interesting lecture. This is probably the one I've enjoyed most so far this semester!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment and ranking
DeleteIt was an interesting lecture. I liked how the fission reaction is able to split symmetrically or asymmetrically.
ReplyDeleteThink about this when we discuss the shell model and doubly magic nuclei
DeleteThis was a great lecture. I enjoyed the section on delayed neutron chains and controlling fission reactions by keeping the available neutron source constant with neutron poisons and other control elements.
ReplyDeletethe delayed neutron emission is a very unique characteristics of some fission products.
DeleteThis lecture was interesting and very informational. The graphs were useful in understanding the material.
ReplyDeletethanks for the comments on the lectures and the use of graphs
DeleteI do apologize for the late comment but after I submitted the quiz I forgot about the blog. The lecture was very interesting as always.
ReplyDeleteno worries about the delay. Thanks for your comments
DeleteI did the quiz and totally forgot to respond to this afterwards. I really enjoyed this lecture and it further expanded and built upon my understanding of nuclear reactions through fission. This lecture also helped me differentiate the difference between fusion and fission.
ReplyDeleteexcellent regarding fission and fusion. These are two important concepts for nuclear reactions and their understanding is important.
Deleteno worries about the delay.
I finished the lecture and submitted the quiz. Thanks for the lecture.
ReplyDeleteCool lecture, fission always interested me as to how it happened.
ReplyDeletethanks for the comment
ReplyDeleteI am glad I can finally connect the dots from the physics lectures to chemistry. This lecture helped in understanding how much energy is required for the fission to occur. It was also interesting to see how the nucleus shape changes upon fission.
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