Abstract
Angular correlations of prompt rays in binary and light-charged-particle (LCP)-accompanied spontaneous fission of were measured with a -crystal-ball NaI(Tl) -ray spectrometer. For , , , Li, and Be accompanied fission, -ray angular distributions were deduced with respect to the motion both of the fragments and the LCPs. There is no indication for a change of the fragment spin alignment by the LCP release or for a correlation between the LCP direction and a bending motion at scission, as was argued in previous investigations. Consequences for the understanding of fragment spin formation are briefly discussed.
- Received 10 July 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.303
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