Comment on ``Entry Distribution, Fission Barrier, and Formation Mechanism of 254No''
arXiv:nucl-ex/0209010
Abstract
A recent paper has reported the observation of the rotational band of 254No for spins up to I=20, showing that the compound nucleus was formed and survived fission decay at angular momenta I >= 20. We show that this survival is consistent with the leading effects of angular momentum on the barrier height.
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