Nuclear Charge Distribution in Fission: Fractional Cumulative Yields ofTe132andTe134from Thermal-Neutron-Induced Fission ofCm245andCf249

Fractional cumulative yields of

{}^{132}{Te}

and

{}^{134}{Te}

have been measured from thermal-neutron-induced fission of

{}^{245}{Cm}

and

{}^{249}{Cf}

. The yields, expressed as ratios of atoms of tellurium to atoms of tellurium plus iodine, are 0.94 ± 0.01 and 0.59 ± 0.07 for

{}^{245}{Cm}

fission, and 0.76 ± 0.02 and 0.36 ± 0.05 for

{}^{249}{Cf}

fission. Fractional yields based on estimated total chain yields are the same as above for

{}^{132}{Te}

but decrease to 0.56 ± 0.08 and 0.29 ± 0.06 for

{}^{134}{Te}

. The yielas are not consistent with similar yields from

{}^{233}U

and

{}^{235}U

fission.

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