Investigation of 234U(n,f) with a Frisch-grid ionization chamber

Abstract: This work treats three topics. The main topic concerns neutron-induced fission of 234U. The main goal is to investigate the fission-fragments properties  as a function of the incident neutron energy. The study was carried out using a twin Frisch-grid ionization chamber. The first fluctuations on fragment properties are presented, in terms of strong angular anisotropy oscillation.The second part of the work treats the data-acquisition systems in use, particularly for neutron-induced fission experiments. Modern digital systems are studied and compared with the conventional analogue systems. It was shown that the digital systems are superior in drift stability, pile-up correction and extended the possibilities of offline analysis.The third part of the work concerns the Frisch-grid inefficiency. The Frisch grid was introduced in the chamber to remove the angular dependency from the induced charge. However, the shielding is not perfect and a correction is needed for the small angular dependency. Two contradicting methods have been presented in literature, one adding, and the second subtracting the angular-dependent part from the detected signal. An experiment with Cf(sf) was designed and performed to solve the pending ambiguity. The results support the additive model.