The Photoresponse of Atomic Nuclei: Collective Excitations and Photodissociation

摘要

The dipole strength distribution of atomic nuclei below the particle threshold has been investigated systematically in photon scattering experiments. A concentration of electric dipole strength around 7 MeV exhausting up to 1% of the Energy Weighted Sum Rule has been observed in all nuclei studied so far. The detailed structure of these excitations and the connection to a resonance-like concentration of E1 strength above the threshold found in neutron-rich radioactive nuclei is still not understood. The latest strength measurements and new experiments with hadrons to study the isospin character of the excitations are discussed.