Status of Ternary Fission Analysis of Neutron-induced Reactions of U238 and U235 with the NIFFTE Time Projection Chamber*

Data from neutron-induced reactions with U238 and U235 collected with the NIFFTE time projection chamber have been analyzed to search for the rare ternary fission process in which a nucleus breaks up into three daughters rather than two.   Production rates as a function of neutron energy for ternary candidates, average opening angles, and fragment energies have been investigated. Preliminary results from these studies will be presented.