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Isovector response function of hot nuclear matter with Skyrme interactions

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Division de Physique Theorique, Institut de Physique Nucleaire, 91406 Orsay Cedex (France)
  2. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Tuebingen University, Auf der Morgenstelle 14, D-72076 Tuebingen (Germany)
We investigate the role of the effective nucleon-nucleon interaction in the description of giant dipole resonances in hot nuclei. For this purpose we calculate the response function of hot nuclear matter to a small isovector external perturbation using various effective Skyrme interactions. We find that for Skyrme forces with an effective mass close to unity an undamped zero sound mode occurs at zero temperature. This mode gives rise in finite nuclei (calculated via the Steinwedel-Jenssen model) to a resonance whose energy agrees with the observed value. We find that zero sound disappears at a temperature of a few MeV, leaving only a broad peak in the dipole strength. For Skyrme forces with a small value of the effective mass (0.4), there is no zero sound at zero temperature but only a weak peak located too high in energy. The strength distribution in this case is nearly independent of temperature and shows small collective effects. The relevance of these results for the saturation of photon multiplicities observed in recent experiments is pointed out.
OSTI ID:
122384
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 52; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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