Abstract
The relativistic quasiparticle random phase approximation (RQRPA) is formulated in the canonical single-nucleon basis of the relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov (RHB) model. For the interaction in the particle-hole channel effective Lagrangians with nonlinear meson self-interactions are used, and pairing correlations are described by the pairing part of the finite-range Gogny interaction. The RQRPA configuration space includes the Dirac sea of negative-energy states. Both in the particle-hole and particle-particle channels, the same interactions are used in the RHB calculation of the ground state and in the matrix equations of the RQRPA. The RHB+RQRPA approach is tested in the example of multipole excitations of neutron-rich oxygen isotopes. The RQRPA is applied in the analysis of the evolution of the low-lying isovector dipole strength in Sn isotopes and isotones.
- Received 2 December 2002
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.67.034312
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