Role of fission in the r-process nucleosynthesis – Needed input
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In order to quantitatively understand the fission role in the r process, two important pieces of information are needed: The fission probabilities and massand charge-distributions of the fission fragments. Unfortunately, experimental information is available only for nuclei in a limited region of the nuclide chart, and for heavy r-process nuclei one has to rely on theoretical predictions. This manuscript reviews the status of present experimental and theoretical knowledge on some aspects of the fission process which are important input for the r-process calculations.
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