Angular momentum generation in nuclear fission.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2021
02 2021
Historique:
received:
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06
2020
accepted:
09
12
2020
entrez:
25
2
2021
pubmed:
26
2
2021
medline:
26
2
2021
Statut:
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Résumé
When a heavy atomic nucleus splits (fission), the resulting fragments are observed to emerge spinning
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pubmed: 33627809
doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03304-w
pii: 10.1038/s41586-021-03304-w
doi:
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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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566-570Références
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