Neutron transport analysis is used to evaluate the effects of neutron calibration source position, support structure, and water coolant on the in situ calibration of the in-vessel neutron flux monitor using the micro-fission chamber (MFC) system by applying a Monte Carlo code for neutron and photon transport (MCNP). Results indicate that changing the position of a neutron calibration source lea...

Spontaneous-fission properties of 256 Fm, 258 Fm, and 260 Fm isotopes are studied within the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock+BCS framework. In the particle-hole channel we take the Skyrme SkM * effective force, while in the particle-particle channel we employ the seniority pairing interaction. Three static fission paths for all investigated heavy fermium isotopes are found. The analysis of these fission mo...

Prompt and $\beta$-delayed fission observables, such as the average number of prompt delayed neutrons, independent cumulative product yields, $\gamma$-ray energy spectra for photonuclear reactions on $^{235,238}$U $^{239}$Pu are calculated with Hauser-Feshbach Fission Fragment Decay (HF$^3$D) model compared available experimental data. In analysis neutron-induced to case photo-induced fission, ...

Most of the genetic divergence that currently separates populations of Homo sapiens must have arisen during that long period when the local village (or band) was the basic unit of biological evolution. Studies of tribally intact Amerindian groups exhibiting such small-group organization have demonstrated marked genetic divergence between nearby villages. Some of this genetic radiation can be at...

In reactor calculations, a detailed 3-D power density distribution is required for core optimization studies and safety analyses. The general Monte Carlo based neutral particle transport tool, MCNP [1], has the capability to obtain detailed power density distribution in a reactor through its criticality calculation mode (KCODE mode). However, there is no standard tally type in MCNP that is able...

Measurements of mass and angular distributions have been made for fission-like outcomes in reactions forming isotopes flerovium (Z=114), using 48Ca, 50Ti, 54Cr projectiles. The dominant fast quasifission process, which masks the presence fusion-fission, has minimum yield at most backward angles, where sensitivity to fusion-fission is thus highest. In fitting angle spectra, only weak evidence a ...

Fission can have an important influence on the termination of the r process and on the abundances of long-lived actinides, which are relevant for the determination of the age of the Universe. Fission could also influence the abundances of nuclei in the region A~90 and 130 due to fission cycling. In order to quantitatively understand the fission role in the r process, two important pieces of inf...

An analysis of selected fission fragment angular distributions from helium-ion induced fission is made using an exact theoretical expression. Theoretical anisotropies obtained with the transition state model are compared with their corresponding values deduced from the statistical scission model. The nuclear moment of inertia extracted from the model calculations are compared with their est...

Few components of the mitochondrial fission machinery are known, even though mitochondrial fission is a complex process of vital importance for cell growth and survival. Here, we describe a novel protein that controls mitochondrial fission. This protein was identified in a small interfering RNA (siRNA) screen using Drosophila cells. The human homologue of this protein was named Mitochondrial fi...