Nuclear structure studied via Coulomb excitation

Citation
Pj. Napiorkowski et al., Nuclear structure studied via Coulomb excitation, ACT PHY P B, 30(5), 1999, pp. 1309-1312
Citations number
4
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA B
ISSN journal
0587-4254 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1309 - 1312
Database
ISI
SICI code
0587-4254(199905)30:5<1309:NSSVCE>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Coulomb excitation has been proved as a powerful tool to study the electrom agnetic structure of the nuclei. In particular this method is able to deter mine large sets of electric and magnetic multipole matrix elements, giving an insight into the overall structure of the nuclei in the low- energy and relatively low-spin excitation region. This application of multiple Coulomb excitation is exploited since almost two decades. In this contribution we would like to concentrate on a different usage of the Coulomb excitation te chnique - addressing specific physical problems by choosing the experimenta l conditions in a way that enhances the sensitivity to the effect under inv estigation. As an example the direct measurement of the E3 coupling between gamma-vibrational and pseudo-beta-vibrational bands in Nd-148 is discussed . The results presented demonstrate how relatively simple measurement can b e designed to investigate non-trivial phenomena.