Dipole Response Of Nuclei Research Articles

Studies of Electric Dipole Response in Nuclei Using the Scattering of Polarized Protons

Studies of Electric Dipole Response in Nuclei Using the Scattering of Polarized Protons

Low-energy monopole and dipole response in nuclei at finite temperature

The multipole response of nuclei at temperatures T=0–2 MeV is studied using a self-consistent finite-temperature RPA (random phase approximation) based on relativistic energy density functionals. Illustrative calculations are performed for the isoscalar monopole and isovector dipole modes and, in particular, the evolution of low-energy excitations with temperature is analyzed, including the modification of pygmy structures. Both for the monopole and dipole modes, in the temperature range T=1–2 MeV additional transition strength appears at low energies due to thermal unblocking of single-particle orbitals close to the Fermi level. A concentration of dipole strength around 10 MeV excitation energy is predicted in 60,62Ni. The principal effect of finite temperature on low-energy strength that is already present at zero temperature, e.g. in 68Ni and 132Sn, is the spreading of this structure to even lower energy and the appearance of states that correspond to thermally unblocked transitions.

Relativistic QRPA description of low-lying dipole strength in neutron-rich nuclei

The relativistic quasi-particle random phase approximation (RQRPA) is applied in the analysis of the evolution of isovector dipole response in nuclei with large neutron excess. In neutron-rich nuclei the dipole response is characterized by the fragmentation of the strength distribution and its spreading into the low-energy region. In light nuclei the onset of dipole strength in the low-energy region is due to non-resonant single-particle excitations of the loosely bound neutrons. In heavier neutron-rich nuclei low-lying dipole states appear which display a more distributed structure of the RQRPA amplitudes. For these nuclei a single collective dipole state is identified in the low-energy region, and an analysis of the corresponding transition densities and velocity distributions reveals the dynamics of the pygmy resonance.

Relativistic QRPA description of low-lying dipole strength in neutron-rich nuclei

The relativistic quasi-particle random phase approximation (RQRPA) is applied in the analysis of the evolution of isovector dipole response in nuclei with large neutron excess. In neutron-rich nuclei the dipole response is characterized by the fragmentation of the strength distribution and its spreading into the low-energy region. In light nuclei the onset of dipole strength in the low-energy region is due to non-resonant single-particle excitations of the loosely bound neutrons. In heavier neutron-rich nuclei low-lying dipole states appear which display a more distributed structure of the RQRPA amplitudes. For these nuclei a single collective dipole state is identified in the low-energy region, and an analysis of the corresponding transition densities and velocity distributions reveals the dynamics of the pygmy resonance.

Relativistic QRPA description of low-lying dipole strength in neutron-rich nuclei

The relativistic quasi-particle random phase approximation (RQRPA) is applied in the analysis of the evolution of isovector dipole response in nuclei with large neutron excess. In neutron-rich nuclei the dipole response is characterized by the fragmentation of the strength distribution and its spreading into the low-energy region. In light nuclei the onset of dipole strength in the low-energy region is due to non-resonant single-particle excitations of the loosely bound neutrons. In heavier neutron-rich nuclei low-lying dipole states appear which display a more distributed structure of the RQRPA amplitudes. For these nuclei a single collective dipole state is identified in the low-energy region, and an analysis of the corresponding transition densities and velocity distributions reveals the dynamics of the pygmy resonance.

Collectivity of the low-lying dipole strength in relativistic random phase approximation

The relativistic random phase approximation is applied in the analysis of the evolution of the isovector dipole response in nuclei with a large neutron excess. The self-consistent framework of relativistic mean-field theory, which has been very successfully applied in the description of ground-state properties of nuclei far from the valley of β-stability, is extended to study the possible onset of low-energy collective isovector dipole modes in nuclei with extreme isospin values.

Magnetic dipole response in nuclei at the N=28 shell closure: a new look

The magnetic dipole response of N=28 isotones is obtained for 48 Ca, 50 Ti, 52 Cr and 54 Fe by means of shell model calculations in the full pf-shell. Spin quenching factors derived in all four nuclei by comparison to experimental strengths from electron scattering agree well with each other. The deduced effective g-factor g s eff =0.75(2) g s free is consistent with findings for the Gamow-Teller strength in this mass region. The ability of state-of-the-art shell-model calculations to describe the gross properties and the fragmentation of the complex experimental B( M1) strength distributions is investigated.

Effect of large neutron excess on the dipole response in the region of the giant dipole resonance

The evolution of the dipole response in nuclei with strong neutron excess is studied in the Hartree-Fock plus random phase approximation with Skyrme forces. We find that the neutron excess increases the fragmentation of the isovector giant dipole resonance, while pushing the centroid of the distribution to lower energies beyond the mass dependence predicted by the collective models. The radial separation of proton and neutron densities associated with a large neutron excess leads to non-vanishing isoscalar transition densities to the GDR states, which are therefore predicted to be excited also by isoscalar nuclear probes. The evolution of the isoscalar compression dipole mode as a function of the neutron excess is finally studied. We find that the large neutron excess leads to a strong concentration of the strength associated with the isoscalar dipole operator ∑ i r i 3 Y 10, that mainly originates from uncorrelated excitations of the neutrons of the skin.