  The strong deformation present immediately after scission has consequences
for the angular momentum population of the fragments as well as the angular
distribution of their decay radiation. We find that the usual spin-cutoff
parameterization describes very well the angular momentum distribution
associated with the deformation of the fragments at the scission point.
Depending on the deformation, its contribution can comparable to the thermal
contribution to the angular momentum of the newly formed fragments. The
$M$-distribution of the angular momentum is highly polarized and gives rise to
large anisotropies in the subsequent gamma cascade. We treat in detail a
typical gamma cascade in a daughter nucleus, following usual model assumptions
except for the anisotropy of the initial state. In principle, the observed
anisotropy can provide information on the relative amounts of deformation and
thermal energy present at the scission point.
