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Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 63 (2009) 155-185
Fission times of excited nuclei: An experimental overview
D. Jacquet1, M. Morjean2
(2009)

An overview of selected recent experimental results on fission times is presented. Evidences for over-damped motion up to saddle point during the fission process of highly excited nuclei have been obtained independently through fission probability, pre-scission multiplicity and direct time measurements. In addition, strong clues have been found for a temperature dependency of friction. Experiments probing transient effects through fission probabilities are presented and the counterbalanced effects of friction and level density parameters are discussed. Promising perspectives for super-heavy stability studies, based on fission time measurements, are presented.
1:  IPNO - Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay
2:  GANIL - Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds
Physics/Nuclear Experiment
Fission – Fission time – Nuclear dissipation – Friction – Super-heavy nuclei