The fission of high-K, two-quasiparticle isomers is considered, with specific reference to 250 No, 254 No, and 256 Fm. The published experimental evidence is discussed in relation to configurationconstrained potential-energy-surface calculations, which suggest that the high-K isomers should be less susceptible to fission than their corresponding ground states.
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