Pygmy Dipole Strength in Exotic Nuclei and the Equation of State

Journal Article · Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3232065· OSTI ID:21344570

Klimkiewicz, A; Adrich, P ^[1]; Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow ^[2]; Paar, N; Vretenar, D ^[3]; Fallot, M; Boretzky, K; Aksouh, F; Chatillon, A; Pramanik, U Datta; Emling, H; Ershova, O; Geissel, H; Gorska, M; Heil, M; Hellstroem, M; Jones, K L; Kurz, N; Litvinov, Y; Mahata, K ; Simon, H ^[1]

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1. GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt (Germany)
2. Poland
3. University of Zagreb (Croatia)

A concentration of dipole strength at energies below the giant dipole resonance was observed in neutron-rich nuclei around {sup 132}Sn in an experiment using the FRS-LAND setup. This so-called 'pygmy' dipole strength can be related to the parameters of the symmetry energy and to the neutron skin thickness on the grounds of a relativistic quasiparticle random-phase approximation. Using this ansatz and the experimental findings for {sup 130}Sn and {sup 132}Sn, we derive a value of the symmetry energy pressure of p-bar{sub 0} = 2.2+-0.5 MeV/fm{sup 3}. Neutron skin thicknesses of R{sub n}-R{sub p} 0.23+-0.03 fm and 0.24+-0.03 fm for {sup 130}Sn and {sup 132}Sn, respectively, have been determined. Preliminary results on {sup 68}Ni from a similar experiment using an improved setup indicate an enhanced cross section at low energies, while the results for {sup 58}Ni are in accordance with results from photoabsorption measurements.

• OSTI ID: 21344570
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1165, Issue 1; Conference: International conference on nuclear structure and dynamics '09, Dubrovnik (Croatia), 4-8 May 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3232065; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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NEUTRONS
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