  A comparative study of fission of actinides specially $^{238}$U, by proton
and bremsstrahlung photon is performed. Relative mass distribution of $^{238}$U
fission fragments have been explored theoretically for both proton and photon
induced fission. The integrated yield along with charge distribution of the
products are calculated to find out the neutron richness in comparison to the
nuclei produced by r-process in nucleosynthesis. Some r-process nuclei in
intermediate mass range for symmetric fission mode are found to be produced
almost two order of magnitude more for proton induced fission than
photofission, although rest of the neutron rich nuclei in the asymmetric mode
are produced in comparable proportion for both the processes.
