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The degree of collectivity of the Pygmy Dipole Resonance (PDR) is an open question. Recently, Ries {\it et al.} have suggested the onset of the PDR beyond $N=28$ based on the observation of a significant $E1$ strength increase in the Cr…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2023-07-19 M. Spieker , L. T. Baby , A. L. Conley , B. Kelly , M. Müscher , R. Renom , T. Schüttler , A. Zilges

Neutron scattering on exotic nuclides is a class of processes which can not be studied directly now and in any observable future. Resonance proton scattering of exotic nuclide on a thick target in inverse kinematics can be used to infer the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-04-22 M. S. Khirk , L. V. Grigorenko , D. E. Lanskoy , P. G. Sharov

We review the experimental knowledge on the dipole polarizability (DP) of nuclei and its relation to the neutron skin thickness and properties of the neutron-rich matter equation of state (EOS). The discussion focuses on recent experiments…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2025-07-08 P. von Neumann-Cosel , A. Tamii

Quadrupole transition densities in neutron-rich nuclei in the vicinity of the neutron drip-line are calculated in the framework of the Random Phase Approximation. The continuum is treated by expansion in oscillator functions. We focus on…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 F. Catara , E. G. Lanza , M. A. Nagarajan , A. Vitturi

Available experimental neutron skin thicknesses of even-even stable Ca, Ni, Sn, Pb, and Cd isotopes are evaluated, and separate trends of neutron skin thickness versus relative neutron excess $\delta=(N-Z)/A$ are firstly observed for…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-09-09 J. T. Zhang , X. L. Tu , P. Sarriguren , K. Yue , Q. Zeng , Z. Y. Sun , M. Wang , Y. H. Zhang , X. H. Zhou , Yu. A. Litvinov

The neutron skin thickness of nuclei is a sensitive probe of the nuclear symmetry energy having multiple implications for nuclear and astrophysical studies. However, precision measurements of this observable are difficult. The analysis of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-05-27 M. Warda , X. Viñas , X. Roca-Maza , M. Centelles

We analyze the relation between isoscalar toroidal modes and so-called pygmy dipole resonance (PDR) which both appear in the same region of low-energy dipole excitations. To this end, we use a theoretical description within the fully…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-01-08 A. Repko , V. O. Nesterenko , J. Kvasil , P. -G. Reinhard

This article provides an insight into several open problems in the quest for novel modes of excitation in nuclei with isospin asymmetry, deformation and finite temperature characteristic in stellar environment. Major unsolved problems…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-07-19 N. Paar

We study relationships between properties of collective excitations in finite nuclei and the phase transition density $n_t$ and pressure $P_t$ at the inner edge separating the liquid core and the solid crust of a neutron star. A theoretical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-19 N. Paar , Ch. C. Moustakidis , T. Marketin , D. Vretenar , G. A. Lalazissis

Gamma ($\gamma$) decay shapes the synthesis of heavy elements in neutron-rich nuclear environments of neutron star mergers, supplying the Universe with heavy elements. The low-energy pygmy dipole resonance (PDR) influences nuclear reaction…

The dependence between neutron-to-proton yield ratio ($R_{np}$) and neutron skin thickness ($\delta_{np}$) in neutron-rich projectile induced reactions is investigated within the framework of the Isospin-Dependent Quantum Molecular Dynamics…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-12-22 X. Y. Sun , D. Q. Fang , Y. G. Ma , X. Z. Cai , J. G. Chen , W. Guo , W. D. Tian , H. W. Wang

Scattering of protons of several hundred MeV is a promising new spectroscopic tool for the study of electric dipole strength in nuclei. A case study of 208Pb shows that at very forward angles J^pi = 1- states are strongly populated via…

To improve the constraints of symmetry energy at subsaturation density, measuring and accumulating more neutron skin data for neutron rich unstable nuclei is naturally required. Aiming to probe the neutron skin of unstable nuclei by using…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-04-25 Junping Yang , Xiang Chen , Ying Cui , Zhuxia Li , Yingxun Zhang

In this work we propose a new method to measure the evolution of the neutron skin thickness between different isotopes. We consider antiproton-nucleus interactions close to the production threshold of ${\Lambda}\overline{\Lambda}$ and…

The relativistic random-phase approximation (RRPA) plus phonon-coupling (PC) model is applied in the analysis of E1 strength distributions in $^{208}$Pb and $^{132}$Sn, for which data on pygmy dipole resonances (PDR) have recently been…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 E. Litvinova , P. Ring , D. Vretenar

In this theoretical study, we report an investigation on the behavior of two neutron separation energy, differential variation of the separation energy and the abnormality in nuclear charge radius along the isotopic and isotonic chains of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-10-01 M. Bhuyan

The pygmy dipole resonance and photon strength functions (PSF) in stable and unstable Ni and Sn isotopes are calculated within the microscopic self-consistent version of the extended theory of finite fermi systems in the quasiparticle time…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-02-17 Oleg Achakovskiy , Alexander Avdeenkov , Sergei Kamerdzhiev

We review a recent progress in investigation of the isoscalar toroidal dipole resonance (TDR). A possible relation of the TDR and low-energy dipole strength (also called a pygmy resonance) is analyzed. It is shown that the dipole strength…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-06-05 V. O. Nesterenko , J. Kvasil , A. Repko , W. Kleinig , P. -G. Reinhard

The structure of the isovector dipole resonance in neutron-rich calcium isotope, $^{60}Ca$, has been investigated by implementing a careful treatment of the differences of neutron and proton radii in the continuum random phase approximation…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 T. N. Leite , N. Teruya

Nuclear level density and $\gamma$-ray strength functions of $^{121,122}$Sn below the neutron separation energy are extracted with the Oslo method using the ($^3$He,$^3$He$^\prime\gamma$) and ($^3$He,$\alpha \gamma$) reactions. The level…