Atomic nuclei are quantum many-body systems of protons and neutrons held together by
strong nuclear forces. Under the proper conditions, nuclei can break into two (sometimes …

This article reviews how nuclear fission is described within nuclear density functional theory.
A distinction should be made between spontaneous fission, where half-lives are the main …

There has been much recent interest in nuclear fission, due in part to a new appreciation of
its relevance to astrophysics, stability of superheavy elements, and fundamental theory of …

An overview is given on some of the main advances in the experimental methods,
experimental results, theoretical models and ideas of the last few years in the field of nuclear …

We describe the fissioning dynamics of Pu 240 from a configuration in the proximity of the
outer fission barrier to full scission and the formation of the fragments within an …

This is an exciting time for the study of r-process nucleosynthesis. Recently, a neutron star
merger GW170817 was observed in extraordinary detail with gravitational waves and …

Background: Accurate knowledge of fission fragment yields is an essential ingredient of
numerous applications ranging from the formation of elements in the r process to fuel cycle …

The CGMF code implements the Hauser-Feshbach statistical nuclear reaction model to
follow the de-excitation of fission fragments by successive emissions of prompt neutrons and …

Calculations are presented for the time evolution of Pu 240 from the proximity of the outer
saddle point until the fission fragments are well separated, using the time-dependent density …

During nuclear fission, a heavy nucleus splits into two rotating fragments. The associated
angular momentum is large, yet the mechanism of its generation and its dependence on the …