CONTENTS -- Organisations -- Organising and Scientific Advisory Committees -- Preface -- Topical Reviews -- Angular Momentum in Fission F. Gonnenwein, V. Bunakov, 0. Dowaux, A. Gagarski, I. Guseva, F. Hanappe, S. Kadmensky, J. Von Kalben, S. Khlebnikov, V. Kinnard, Yu. Kopatch, M Mutterer, V. Nesvizhevsky, G. Petrov, E. Prokhorova, V. Rubchenyu, M. Sillanpaa G. Simpson, V. Sokolov, T. Soldner, L. Stuttgi, G. Tiourine, W. Trzaska, I. Tsekhanovich, C. Wagemans, H.-J. Wollersheim, T. Zavarukhina, 0. Zimmer -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The ROT effect -- 3. Angular momentum of fission fragments -- 4. Anisotropy of neutron emission in the cm system of fragments -- 5. Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- The Processes of Fusion-Fission and Quasi-Fission of Heavy and Super-Heavy Nuclei M G. Itkis, A. A. Boguchev, E. V. Chernysheva, I. M Itkis. G. N. Knyazheva, N. A . Kondratiev, E. M. Kozulin, L. Krupa. F. Hanappe, 0. Dowaux, N. Rowley, L. Stuttgi, A . M Stefanini, B. R. Behera, L. Corradi, E. Fioretto, A. Gadea, A. Latina, S. Sziher, M. Trotta, S. Beghini, G. Montagnoli, F. Scarlassara, V. A. Rubchenya, W. H. Trzaska -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results and Discussions -- 2.1. The influence of entrance channel mass asymmetry -- 2.2. Bimodaljission of 274Hs -- 2.3. The influence of deformation and fragment shell on quasi-fission -- 2.4. Reactions with heavy ions leading to the formation of super-heavy systems -- 2.5. Neutron and gamma-ray multiplicities in the fission of SHE -- 3. Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- Fission Cross Sections and Fragment Properties.

Minor-Actinides Fission Cross Sections and Fission Fragment Mass Yields via the Surrogate Reaction Technique B. Jurudo, G. Kessedjian, M. Ai'che, G. Barreau, A. Bidaud, S. Czajkowski, D. Dassii, B. Haas, L. Mathieu, B. Osmanov, L. Audouin, N. Capellan, L. Tussan-Got, J. N. Wilson, E. Berthoumieux, F. Gunsing, Ch. Theisen, E. Bauge, 0. Serot, I. Ahmad, J. P. Greene, R. V. F. Janssens -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiment -- 2.1. Experimental set-up -- 3. Fission cross sections -- 4. Fission-Fragment mass yields -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Proton-Induced Fission on Actinide Nuclei at Medium Energy S. Isaev, R. Prieels, Th. Keutgen, J. Van Mol, K El Masri, P. Demetriou -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiment -- 3. Analysis and discussion -- References -- Fission Cross Sections of Minor Actinides and Application in Transmutation Studies A . Letourneau, 0. Bringer, S. Chabod, E. Dupont, G. Fioni, F. Marie, S. Panebianco, Ch. Veyssiere, L. Oriol, F. Chartier, P. Mutti, I. Almahamid -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Impact of fission cross section uncertainties on incineration -- 3. Experiments at ILL -- 3.1. Experimental approach -- 3.2. Analysis tools -- 3.3. Integral measurements -- 4. Fission measurements -- 4.1. z38Np(n& measurement -- 4.2. 24ZgSAm(n,J and Z42mAm(n,fl measurements -- 4.3. 245 Cm ( n,f) measurements -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Systematics on Even-Odd Effects in Fission Fragments Yields: Comparison Between Symmetric and Asymmetric Splits F. Rejmund, M Caamano -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Inverse kinematics data -- 3. Even-odd effect at symmetry for neutron induced fission -- 4. Perspectives -- References -- Measurement of Kinetic Energy Distributions, Mass and Isotopic Yields in the Heavy Fission Products Region at Lohengrin A . Bail, 0. Serot, 0. Litaize, H. R. Faust, U. Koster, T. Materna. A . Letouvneau, E. Dupont.

1. Introduction -- 2. The Lohengrin mass spectrometer -- 3. Mass yields and kinetic energy distributions -- 4. Isotopic yields -- 5 . Conclusion and perspectives -- References -- Ternary Fission -- On the Ternary a Spectrum in 252Cf(sf) M Mutterer, Yu. N. Kopatch, S. R. Yamaledtinov, V. G. Lyapin, J. von Kalben, S. V. Khlebnikov, M Sillanpaa, G. P. Tyurin, W: H. Trzaska -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Layout of Experiment -- 3. Data Analysis -- 4. Results and Discussion -- 5 . Summary and Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Energy Degrader Technique for Light-Charged Particle Spectroscopy at LOHENGRIN A . Oberstedt, S. Oberstedt, D. Rochman -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The energy degrader -- 3. Ternary fission from the system 23sU + nth -- 4. Summary and conclusion -- References -- Ternary Fission of Cf Isotopes S. Vermote, C. Wagemans, 0. Serot, T. Soldner, P. Geltenbort, I. Almahamid, W. Lukens, J. Floyd -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental setup -- 2.1. Sample characteristics -- 2.2. Detection system -- 3. Analysis and results -- 3.1. Particle identification -- 3.2. Results for the 249Cf(nlhJ) measurement -- 3.3. Results for the zs'Cf(n,h? measurement -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion and outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Systematics of the Triton and Alpha Particle Emission in Ternary Fission C. Wagemans, S. Vermote, 0. Serot -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results and discussion -- 2.1. Average energy of the ternary a's and tritons -- 2.2. Widths of the energy distributions -- 2.3. Ternary a and triton emission probabilities -- 2.4. Influence of the excitation energy -- 3. Outlook -- References -- Neutron Emission in Fission -- Scission Neutron Emission in Fission F.-J. Hambsch, N. Kornilov, I. Fabiy, S. Oberstedt, A. Vorobyev -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The prompt fission neutron spectrum.

3. Neutron multiplicity and average energy versus fission fragment split -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- At and Beyond the Scission Point: What can we Learn from Scission and Prompt Neutrons? P. Talou -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Scission Neutrons -- 2.1. Experimental Evidence -- 2.2. Theoretical Modeling: The Sudden Approximation -- 3. Prompt Neutrons -- 3.1. Theoretical Model and Computational Details -- 3.2. Numerical Results -- 4. Discussion -- 4.1. Experiment -- 4.2. Theory -- 4.3. Evaluation -- References -- Fission Prompt Neutron and Gamma Multiplicity by Statistical Decay of Fragments S. Perez-Martin, S. Hilaire, E. Bauge -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 2.1. Fission Fragment Population -- 2.2. Prompt Neutron and Gamma Multiplicities -- 2.3. Neutron Average Energy -- 3. Results -- 4. Conclusions and Projects -- References -- Fission Theory -- Structure and Fission Properties of Actinides with the Gogny Force H. Goutte, J.-F. Berger, J.-P. Delaroche. M. Girod, A. Dobrowolski, J. Libert -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Formalism -- 3. Rotational states -- 4. Shape isomer -- 5 . Fission barriers -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Fission Fragment Properties from a Microscopic Approach N. Dubrq, H. Goutte, J.-P. Delaroche -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical framework -- 3. Definition of the scission line -- 4. Results -- 5 . Conclusion -- References -- Smoker and Non-Smoker Neutron-Induced Fission Rates I. Korneev, I. V. Panov, T. Rauscher, F.-K. Thielemann -- Introduction -- 1. The Statistical Model and its application for calculations -- 2. Calculations of neutron-induced fission rates on the basis of different mass predictions. -- 3. The fit for neutron-induced fission rates -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Facilities and Detectors.

A Novel 2v2E Spectrometer in Manchester: New Development in Identification of Fission Fragments I. Tsekhanovich, J. A. Dare, A. G. Smith, B. Varley, D. Cullen, N. Lumley, T. Materna, U. Koster, G. S. Simpson -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Spectrometer Layout -- 3. Digital DAQ and Data Rates -- 4. Mass Determination of Fission Products -- 5. Nuclear Charge Determination and Ranges of FFs -- 6 . Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Development of PSD and ToF + PSD Techniques for Fission Experiments M Sillanpaa, M. Mutterer, W. H. Trzaska, G. Tyurin, Yu. N. Kopatch, S. Smirnov. S. Khlebnikov, J. von Kalben -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Method -- 2.1. Physical setup and geometry -- 2.2. Electronic system -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- MYRRHA, a New Fast Spectrum Facility H. Ail Abderrahim, P. D'hondt, D. De Bruyn -- 1. MYRRHA within the mission of SCKCEN -- 2. Scope of MYRRHA -- 3. Overview of activities in the past -- 3.1. The ADONIS-project (1995-1997) -- 3.2. From ADONIS to MYRRHA (1998-2005) -- 3.3. Current organisation of the MYRRHA project -- 3.4. From MYRRHA to XT-ADS (2005-2009) -- 3.5. The R&D activities (2005-2009) -- 3.5.1. Spallation target support R&D -- 3.5.2. Instrumentation development -- 3.5.3. LBE submerged remote handling -- 3.5.4. In-pile LBE materials test loop -- 4. Objectives for the next five years -- 4.1. Engineering design -- 4.2. RLD programme -- 5. Principal activities required to reach the objectives -- 5.1. Engineering design -- 5.2. R&D programme -- 5.2.1. Spallation target support R W -- 5.2.2. Instrumentation development -- 5.2.3. LBE submerged remote handling -- 5.2.4. In-pile LBE materials test loop -- 5.3. Project organisation -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- The BR1 Reactor: A Versatile Tool for Fission Experiments J. Wagemans -- 1. Introduction.

2. General description of the BR1 reactor.