Giant Multipole Resonances
Giant Multipole Resonances

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Published: 1980

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Nearly ten years ago evidence was published for the first of the so-called giant multipole resonances, the giant quadrupole resonance. During the ensuing years research in this field has spread to many nuclear physics laboratories throughout the world. The present status of electric giant multipole resonances is reviewed. 24 figures, 1 table.

Giant Resonances
Giant Resonances

Author: M. N. Harakeh

Publisher: Oxford Studies in Nuclear Phys

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 658

ISBN-13: 9780198517337

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Giant resonances are collective excitations of the atomic nucleus, a typical quantum many-body system. The study of these fundamental modes has in many respects contributed to our understanding of the bulk behavior of the nucleus and of the dynamics of non-equilibrium excitations. Although the phenomenon of giant resonances has been known for more than 50 years, a large amount of information has been obtained in the last 10 years. This book gives an up-to-date, comprehensive account of our present knowledge of giant resonances. It presents the experimental facts and the techniques used to obtain that information, describes how these facts fit into theoretical concepts and how this allows to determine various nuclear properties which are otherwise difficult to obtain. Included as an introduction is an overview of the main facts, a short history of how the field has developed in the course of time, and a discussion of future perspectives.

Giant Resonances
Giant Resonances

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Published: 1989

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A review of some recent developments in the field of giant multipole resonances is presented. Particular emphasis is placed on directions that the authors feel will be followed in this field during the next several years. In particular, the use of high-energy heavy ions to excite the giant resonances is shown to provide exciting new capabilities for giant resonance studies. Among subjects covered are: Coulomb excitation of giant resonances, photon decay of giant resonances, the recent controversy over the identity of the giant monopole resonance, the most recent value for incompressibility of nuclear matter from analysis of giant monopole data, the isospin character of the 63 A/sup /minus/1/3/ GQR, agreement between (e, e/prime/) and (hadron, hadron/prime/) excitation of the giant quadrupole resonance, prospects for multiphonon giant resonance observation, and isolation of the isovector giant quadrupole resonance. 55 refs., 23 figs., 4 tabs.

Excitation and Photon Decay of Giant Multipole Resonances - the Role and Future of Medium-energy Heavy Ions
Excitation and Photon Decay of Giant Multipole Resonances - the Role and Future of Medium-energy Heavy Ions

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Inelastic scattering of medium energy heavy ions provides very large cross sections and peak-to-continuum ratios for excitation of giant resonances. For energies above about 50 MeV/nucleon, giant resonances are excited primarily through Coulomb excitation, which is indifferent to isospin, thus providing a good probe for the study of isovector giant resonances. The extremely large cross sections available from heavy ion excitation permit the study of rare decay modes of the photon decay of giant resonances following excitation by 22 and 84 MeV/nucleon 17O projectiles. The singles results at 84 MeV/nucleon yield peak cross sections for the isoscalar giant quadrupole resonance and the isovector giant dipole resonance of approximately 0.8 and 3 barns/sr, respectively. Data on the ground state decay of the isoscalar giant quadrupole and isovector giant dipole resonances are presented and compared with calculations. Decays to low-lying excited states are also discussed. Preliminary results from an experiment to isolate the 2°8Pb isovector quadrupole resonance using its gamma decay are presented.

Excitation and Decay of Giant Multipole Resonances in Intermediate Energy Heavy Ion Reactions
Excitation and Decay of Giant Multipole Resonances in Intermediate Energy Heavy Ion Reactions

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The role of intermediate energy heavy ions in the study of giant multipole resonances is explored, with emphasis on gamma decay coincidence experiments. Experiments on 2°8Pb bombarded by 84 MeV/nucleon 17O are discussed and compared with earlier work at 22 MeV/nucleon. The role of Coulomb excitation in the 84 MeV/nucleon data is emphasized and some consequences for study of isovector resonance strength are explored. A comparison of the excitation and decay of the isovector giant dipole resonance in 2°8Pb and 2°9Bi excited with 84 MeV/nucleon 17O scattering is presented. 35 refs., 16 figs., 1 tab.

Studies of Giant Multipole Resonances with Intermediate Energy Heavy Ions
Studies of Giant Multipole Resonances with Intermediate Energy Heavy Ions

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The role of intermediate energy heavy ions in the study of giant multipole resonances is explored, with emphasis on gamma decay coincidence experiments. Experiments on 2°8Pb bombarded by 22 MeV/nucleon and 84 MeV/nucleon 17O are discussed and compared. The role of Coulomb excitation in the 84 MeV/nucleon data is emphasized and some consequences for study of isovector resonance strength are explored. A comparison of the excitation and decay of the isovector giant dipole resonance in 2°8Pb and 2°9Bi excited with 84 MeV/nucleon 17O scattering is presented. 19 refs., 15 figs., 1 tab.