Spin dependence of the giant dipole resonance in Gd isotopes

S. Flibotte, B. Haas, P. Taras, H. R. Andrews, D. C. Radford, D. Ward

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

17 Scopus citations

Abstract

The shape evolution of the Gd nuclei produced by the 124Sn+30Si reaction at a beam energy of 150 MeV has been studied as a function of spin by measuring the γ-ray decay of the giant dipole resonance. The nuclear deformation was extracted from the spectral shape and, independently, from the angular distribution with respect to the spin axis. Both measurements reveal that these nuclei remain prolate, with an increase in deformation as the spin increases. Sum-energy and multiplicity distributions have also been measured as a function of γ-ray energy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)205-220
Number of pages16
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume531
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 26 1991
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work has been partially financed (Université de ontréal) by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. We are grateful to F . Banville, G .C . Ball, S . Cournoyer, D . Horn, J .K. Johansson, S . onaro, N . Nadon, D . Prévost, . ibault, D. M . Tucker and J .C . Waddington for their help during the runs .

Keywords

  • Nuclear Reaction

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Spin dependence of the giant dipole resonance in Gd isotopes'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this