Abstract
The intense, nearly monoenergetic, 100% polarized -ray beams available at the facility, along with the realization that the interference term that appears in the Compton scattering polarization observable has opposite signs in the forward and backward angles, make it possible to obtain an order-of-magnitude improvement in the determination of the parameters of the isovector giant quadrupole resonance (IVGQR). Accurate IVGQR parameters will lead to a more detailed knowledge of the symmetry energy in the nuclear equation of state which is important for understanding nuclear matter under extreme conditions such as those present in neutron stars. Our new method is demonstrated for the case of .
- Received 29 July 2011
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.222501
© 2011 American Physical Society
Synopsis
Ringing Nuclear Resonances
Published 23 November 2011
Gamma-ray scattering reveals the details of an elusive nuclear resonance.
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