Abstract
The isovector dipole response in is described in the framework of a fully self-consistent relativistic random phase approximation. The NL3 parameter set for the effective mean-field Lagrangian with nonlinear meson self-interaction terms, used in the present calculations, reproduces ground state properties as well as the excitation energies of giant resonances in nuclei. In addition to the isovector dipole resonance in the present analysis predicts the occurrence of low-lying peaks in the energy region between 7 and 11 MeV. In particular, a collective state has been identified whose dynamics correspond to that of a dipole pygmy resonance: the vibration of the excess neutrons against the inert core composed of an equal number of protons and neutrons.
- Received 7 November 2000
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.63.047301
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