Meitner–Hahn experiments

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The Meitner–Hahn experiments were pioneering nuclear physics investigations in the 1930s that led to the discovery and explanation of nuclear fission in uranium.

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instanceOf nuclear physics experiment ⓘ
physics experiment ⓘ
scientific experiment ⓘ
aim study neutron-induced radioactivity in heavy elements ⓘ
understand transuranium element formation ⓘ
associatedConcept E = mc² in nuclear processes ⓘ
fission fragments ⓘ
mass defect ⓘ
concluded 1938 ⓘ
contributor Fritz Strassmann ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
discoverer Lise Meitner ⓘ
Otto Hahn ⓘ
field nuclear physics ⓘ
radioactivity ⓘ
hasPart chemical separation of reaction products ⓘ
identification of barium among uranium reaction products ⓘ
neutron irradiation of uranium ⓘ
inception 1934 ⓘ
influencedBy Enrico Fermi’s neutron irradiation work ⓘ
keyFinding large energy release accompanies uranium fission ⓘ
uranium can split into two roughly equal-mass nuclei ⓘ
ledTo development of nuclear reactor concepts ⓘ
explanation of nuclear fission ⓘ
foundations of nuclear weapons development ⓘ
location Berlin ⓘ
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry ⓘ
mainSubject neutron-induced reactions ⓘ
nuclear fission ⓘ
uranium ⓘ
notableDate December 1938 ⓘ
partOf history of atomic energy ⓘ
history of nuclear physics ⓘ
preceded first controlled nuclear chain reaction ⓘ
publication Die Deutung der bei der Bestrahlung des Urans mittels Neutronen entstehenden Aktivitäten ⓘ
Über den Nachweis und das Verhalten der bei der Bestrahlung des Urans mittels Neutronen entstehenden Erdalkalimetalle ⓘ
recognizedAs pioneering work in nuclear fission ⓘ
result discovery of nuclear fission of uranium ⓘ
evidence that uranium nuclei can split into lighter elements ⓘ
observation of barium as a fission product ⓘ
theoreticalInterpretationBy Lise Meitner ⓘ
Otto Robert Frisch ⓘ
linked to: Otto Frisch
timePeriod 1930s ⓘ
used radiochemical analysis ⓘ
slow neutrons ⓘ
uranium targets ⓘ

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Meitner–Hahn experiments → publication → Über den Nachweis und das Verhalten der bei der Bestrahlung des Urans mittels Neutronen entstehenden Erdalkalimetalle ⓘ
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