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Splitting of the pygmy dipole resonance in 138Ba and 140Ce observed in the (α,α γ ) reaction
Abstract : The N = 82 nuclei 140Ce and 138Ba have been investigated by means of the (α,α γ ) coincidence method to study the pygmy dipole resonance (PDR). The experiments have been performed at the AGOR cyclotron at KVI, Groningen, at a primary beam energy of Eα = 136 MeV. The Big-Bite Spectrometer and seven large-volume high-purity germanium detectors were used in coincidence to perform a simultaneous spectroscopy of the scattered α particles and the γ decay. The comparison with results of nuclear resonance fluorescence experiments reveals a splitting of the PDR into two components. Up to about 6 MeV the same states that could be observed in (γ,γ ) are also excited in α-scattering experiments, whereas the higher-lying states are missing in the (α,α γ ) reaction. This indicates a structural splitting of the PDR into two modes with different underlying structure.
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Submitted on : Monday, October 5, 2009 - 9:43:26 AM
Last modification on : Thursday, February 1, 2018 - 1:26:20 AM
Contributor : Michel Lion <>
Submitted on : Monday, October 5, 2009 - 9:43:26 AM
Last modification on : Thursday, February 1, 2018 - 1:26:20 AM