The generalized model for the description of prompt neutrons in the low-energy fission

The generalized model for the description of neutron emission from the spontaneous and neutron-induced fission in the energy interval up to 20 MeV is developed. For accurate calculations of nucleon composition and excitation energy of the fissioning nucleus at the scission point, the time-dependent statistical model including the pre-equilibrium neutron emission and nuclear friction effects is used. For each member of the compound nucleus ensemble at the scission point, the primary fission-fragment characteristics such as kinetic and excitation energies and yields are calculated using the scission-point fission model with nuclear shell and pairing effects, and based on the multimodal approach. The charge distribution for the primary fragment isobaric chains is considered as a result of the frozen quantal fluctuations of the isovector nuclear matter density at the finite scission neck radius. The post-scission neutron spectra are calculated as the result of the equilibrium emission from the fully accelerated fission fragments with calculated kinetic energies. The prescission neutron multiplicity and spectra for multi-chance fission are also calculated. The neutron and gamma-ray emission during the saddle-to-scission time is also included in the consideration. This mechanism may partially explain the long standing problem of the so-called isotropic component of prompt fission neutrons. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.