Anisotropic n's vs. isotropic ones

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Winhold and Halpern, Phys.Rev. 103 4, 990 (1956)

The observation were consistent with the assumption that

anisotropic fission is due solely to photons with-in about

3 MeV of the fission threshold".

The photons in the giant resonance region were found

to produce essentially isotropic fission

Anisotropic n's vs. isotropic ones

Say, we have only anisotropic neutrons

[math]\Theta=90^o,\ \phi = 0^o:\ 100\ n's[/math]

[math]\Theta=90^o,\ \phi = 90^o:\ 125\ n's[/math]

So the calculated asymmetry would be:

[math]A = \frac{125}{100} = 1.25[/math]

Now, say, we have extra 200 isotropic neutrons

[math]\Theta=90^o,\ \phi = 0^o:\ 100\ n's[/math]

[math]\Theta=90^o,\ \phi = 90^o:\ 100\ n's[/math]

So the calculated asymmetry would be:

[math]A = \frac{225}{200} = 1.12[/math]

That really reduce the measured asymmetry. If isotropic neutron's are much more than anisotropic ones we would not be able probably to see any asymmetry. Need to count isotropic and anisotropic neutrons.

Source of anisotropic neutrons:

• ([math]\gamma[/math],f) channel due to photons with-in about 3 MeV of the fission threshold

Source of isotropic neutrons:

• ([math]\gamma[/math],f) channel due to photons out of 3 MeV of the fission threshold
• ([math]\gamma[/math],n) channel.
• ([math]\gamma[/math],2n) channel.

U Photo-fission Cross Section

Let's count isotropic and anisotropic neutrons

Assume most conservative:

Source of anisotropic neutrons:

• ([math]\gamma[/math],f). In reality the number of anisotropic neutrons will reduce with increasing the energy of gammas.

Source of isotropic neutrons:

• ([math]\gamma[/math],n) channel
• ([math]\gamma[/math],2n) channel

Total number of anisotropic neutrons:

[math]N_{anisot} = \frac{\Int \sigma_f \Phi(E_{\gamma}) dE_{\gamma}}{\Int \sigma_{tot} \Phi(E_{\gamma}) dE_{\gamma}}[/math]