Abstract
Inelastic scattering of 84 MeV/u 17O projectiles has been used to excite the giant resonances (GR) in 232Th. The deduced parameters (width, energy, EWSR) of the isoscalar giant quadrupole resonance are in agreement with the known systematics. The observed giant monopole resonance strength, 100% of the EWSR, is consistent with other recent experimental results using heavy-ion projectiles. Strength is also observed at high excitation energy. The fission probability of GR in 232Th has been measured by detecting the fission fragments in coincidence with the inelastically scattered particles. A structure is observed in the fission coincidence spectrum around 10 MeV, which can be attributed to the fission decay of giant resonances. The measured fission probability is consistent with statistical decay of the GQR.
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