Isomeric yield ratios of 134I and 136I in the proton-, 12C- and 19F-induced fission of 235U, 237Np and 238U

Abstract

Short-lived nuclides of iodine produced in the proton-, 12C- and 19F-induced fission of 235U, 237Np and 238U were separated with a rapid chemical separation system SISAK. Relative yields of the nuclides were determined by γ -ray spectrometry to obtain the isomeric yield ratios of 134mI/134gI and 136mI/136gI. Angular momenta of the fission fragments, 134I and 136I, were derived from the measured isomeric yield ratios by the spin-dependent statistical model. In the light- and heavy-ion fission, variation of the observed angular momenta can be explained by the excitation energies of the fissioning nuclei and the spherical shell structure with N = 82.