EDecay
mRb 93
mNb 93
3 melectron
931.5MeV
amu
139.90910 amu
139.90543 amu
3 0.0005486 amu
931.5 MeV
amu
0.000202 amu
931.5 MeV
amu
1.89 MeV
Atomic and Nuclear Physics
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ENERGY RELEASE FROM FISSION
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The energy released in the decay chain of cesium-140 is calculated below.
The total decay energy is the sum of the energies of the two chains, or 9.73 MeV.
Distribution of Fission Energy
The average energy distribution for the energy released per fission with a thermal neutron in
uranium-235 is shown in Tables 6 and 7.
TABLE 6
Instantaneous Energy from Fission
Kinetic Energy of Fission Products
167 Mev
Energy of Fission Neutrons
5 MeV
Instantaneous Gamma-ray Energy
5 MeV
Capture Gamma-ray Energy
10 MeV
Total Instantaneous Energy
187 MeV
TABLE 7
Delayed Energy from Fission
Beta Particles From Fission Products
7 Mev
Gamma-rays from Fission Products
6 MeV
Neutrinos
10 MeV
Total Delayed Energy
23 MeV
