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

Author: P.F. Bortigan

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-05-31

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1000940667

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The series of volumes, Contemporary Concepts in Physics, is addressed to the professional physicist and to the serious graduate student of physics. The subject of many-body systems constitutes a central chapter in the study of quantum mechanics, with applications ranging from elementary particle and condensed matter physics to the behaviour of compact stellar objects. Quantal size effects is one of the most fascinating facets of many-body physics; this is testified to by the developments taking place in the study of metallic clusters, fullerenes, nanophase materials, and atomic nuclei. This book is divided into two main parts: the study of giant resonances based on the atomic nucleus ground state (zero temperature), and the study of the y-decay of giant resonances from compound (finite temperature) nuclei.


Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions in Nuclei

Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions in Nuclei

Author: Hans Volker Klapdor

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 1138

ISBN-13: 364271689X

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Nuclear physics is presently experiencing a thrust towards fundamental phy sics questions. Low-energy experiments help in testing beyond today's stan dard models of particle physics. The search for finite neutrino masses and neutrino oscillations, for proton decay, rare and forbidden muon and pion de cays, for an electric dipole moment of the neutron denote some of the efforts to test today's theories of grand unification (GUTs, SUSYs, Superstrings, ... ) complementary to the search for new particles and symmetries in high-energy experiments. The close connections between the laws of microphysics, astrophysics and cosmology open further perspectives. This concerns, to mention some of them, properties of exotic nuclei and nuclear matter, and star evolution; the neutrino and the dark matter in the universe; relations between grand unification and evolution of the early universe. The International Symposium on Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions in Nuclei (W.E.LN. 1986)' held in Heidelberg 1-5 July 1986, in conjunction with the 600th anniversary of the University of Heidelberg, brought together experts in the fields of nuclear and particle physics, astrophysics and cosmol ogy.


Elements Of Nuclei

Elements Of Nuclei

Author: Philip J. Siemens

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-03-08

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0429962452

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In the present volume, Phillip J. Siemens, who has been a seminal contributor to our understanding of the nucleus as a many-body system, and his able collabourator, Aksel S. Jensen, introduce graduate students and colleagues in other fields to the basic concepts of nuclear physics in a way which connects clearly the methods of nuclear physics with those of condensed matter, atomic, and particle physics. Their book thus provides a lucid introduction to the key facts and concepts of nuclei, including many of the most recent developments, while emphasizing the similarities and the differences between the behaviour of nuclei, atoms, elementary particles, and condensed matter, It should thus prove useful, not only as a text for an introductory graduate course in nuclear physics, but as a reference book for all scientists interested in a unified picture of our understanding of physical phenomena associated with many-body systems.


The Response of Nuclei under Extreme Conditions

The Response of Nuclei under Extreme Conditions

Author: R.A. Broglia

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 146130895X

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In recent years, a new field of nuclear research has been opened through the possibility of studying nuclei wi\h very large values of angular momentum, temperature, pressure and number of particles. This development has been closely associated with heavy ion reactions, since collisions between two heavy nuclei are especially effective in producing metastable compound systems with large angular momentum, and in transferring energy which is distributed over the whole nuclear volume. Under the strain of temperature and of the Coriolis and centrifugal forces, the nucleus displays structural changes which can be interpreted in terms of pairing and shape phase transit ions. This was the subject of the lectures of J. D. Garrett, P. J. Twin and S. Levit. While the rotational motion is, at zero temperature un damped, the width of giant resonances indicate that the nucleus only oscillates through few periods before the motion is damp ed by particle decay, and through coupling to the compound nucleus. Temperature and angular momentum influence in an im portant way the properties of both giant resonances and rotatio nal motion. These subjects were developed by K. Snover, and by P. F. Bortignon and R. A. Broglia, as well as by A. Bracco, A. Dellafiore and F. Matera.


Key Nuclear Reaction Experiments

Key Nuclear Reaction Experiments

Author: Hans Paetz gen. Schieck

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780750311755

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In this book the author charts the developments in nuclear physics since its inception around a century ago by reviewing the key experiments that helped drive and shape our understanding of the field, especially in the context of the wider developments in physics in the early 20th century. In addition to providing a path through the field and the crucial events it looks at how these experiments not only answered key questions at the time but presented new challenges to the contemporary perception of the nuclear and sub-atomic worlds and how they helped develop our present understanding of nuclear physics.


Variations On Nuclear Themes: A Symposium Held In Honor Of Stanley S Hanna

Variations On Nuclear Themes: A Symposium Held In Honor Of Stanley S Hanna

Author: Calvin M Class

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1994-09-19

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 9814552763

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Papers delivered during this Symposium are augmented by invited contributions, covering a wide range of subjects, both experimental and theoretical. Topics include low and medium energy nuclear physics, nucleon structure and reaction theory, nuclear models, polarization studies, electromagnetic moments, applications in astrophysics, atomic, surface and condensed matter physics.


Large-scale Collective Motion Of Atomic Nuclei - Proceedings Of The International Symposium

Large-scale Collective Motion Of Atomic Nuclei - Proceedings Of The International Symposium

Author: Giorgio Giardina

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1997-07-01

Total Pages: 762

ISBN-13: 9814546461

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The scope of the international meeting covered a broad range of the recent developments in nuclear physics, from heavy-ion collisions from Coulomb barrier through relativisitc energies (using stable and radioactive beams), to some applications of nuclear physics and other research fields. The lectures given at the meeting range from the most recent progress to future prospects in nuclear physics research.This volume focuses on recent developments in nuclear physics, with emphasis on the investigation of processes connected with large-amplitude collective motion in nuclei, such as heavy-ion fusion, giant multipole resonances, and nuclear fission and fragmentation.