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An attempt is made to interpret the symmetric spontaneous fission of the heavy actinides, e.g. of 258Fm, according to the general scheme developed by the authors [1] in the case of asymmetric fission. This attempt leads to observations suggesting that this kind of symmetric fission occurs for nuclei in which the initial formation of a cluster within the valence shells of the fissioning nucleus yields an energy higher than the threshold for formation of a pion. It is also suggested that this mode of fission could be related to a phase change of nuclear matter.
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Mouze, G., Ythier, C. (1992). New Points of View on the Symmetric Fission of 258Fm. In: Brenner, M., Lönnroth, T., Malik, F.B. (eds) Clustering Phenomena in Atoms and Nuclei. Springer Series in Nuclear and Particle Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02827-8_31
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