"Mae West Curve"

Started by UncaBuffalo, Jan 14, 2004, 11:20

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UncaBuffalo

Can someone tell me the real name of the thumb-rule that says fission products tend to be more common with atomic weights around 90 (Xenon, etc) and 130 (Iodine, Cesium, etc).

I have always thought it was called the "Mae West Curve", but am drawing a blank when I try to do a web search.

Thanks!
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Roll Tide

The fission product yield varies with parent nuclide of concern. U-235 does have the characteristics you have stated. This may be useful, though I found parts of the site too general and others beyond the scope.

http://t2.lanl.gov/tour/sch007.html
http://t2.lanl.gov/publications/publications.html
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UncaBuffalo

Thanks for the help!

+ Karma!
We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can't think what anybody sees in them.      - B. Baggins

kwicslvr

I believe it is called the Fission Yield Curve for U-235

astronuke

When providing training for mixed gender groups, I used the more politically correct term for the curve: the two humped camel curve. 

moke

As you now know the two Fission Product yield from thermal fission of U-235 are that of Krypton-90 and Iodine 137 that represent the nipples indicating the highest yeild during the fission process.

Kr-90 decays to the nasty 2.2 MEV Sr/Y-90 component and the Iodine includes the 662 Kev peak representing Cs-137.

May West reminds some of San Onofre Two and Three! Still standing tall and firm! ::)

Moke

DrNucleus

Yeah, now how many of us (besides this old fart) remember Mae West? She said, 'I used to be Snow White but then I drifted."

Guess we can call it the Dolly Parton or Pam Anderson curve now. Maybe not here in CA where everything is politically correct.

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