ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSION FROM DAMPED VIBRATIONS OF FISSION FRAGMENTS

We calculate the electromagnetic radiation generated by the damped qua drupole surface vibrations of two fragments originating from the spont aneous fission of a heavy nucleus. We investigate the dependence of th e spectral energy distribution of the radiation on the parameters of t he model and on the initial conditions. The sensitivity of the results to the model parameters shows that the gamma emission may be a good t est of transport theories used in the description of this type of phen omena.