Advances in Nuclear Physics

Advances in Nuclear Physics
Author: J.W. Negele
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2006-04-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 030647073X

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The three articles of the present volume pertain to very different subjects, all ofconsiderable current interest. The first reviews the fascinating history ofthe search for nucleon substructure in the nucleus using the strength ofGamow– Teller excitations. The second deals with deep inelastic lepton scattering as a probe ofthe non-perturbative structure of the nucleon. The third describes the present state ofaffairs for muon catalyzed fusion, an application of nuclear physics which many new experiments have helped to elucidate. This volume certainly illustrates the broad range ofphysics within our field. The article on Nucleon Charge-Exchange Reactions at Intermediate Energy, by Parker Alford and Brian Spicer, reviews recent data which has clarified one of the greatest puzzles of nuclear physics during the past two decades, namely, the “missing strength” in Gamow–Teller (GT) transitions. The nucleon-nucleon interaction contains a GT component which has a low-lying giant resonance. The integrated GT strength is subject to a GT sum rule. Early experiments with (n,p) charge exchange reactions found only about half of the strength, required by the sum rule, in the vicinity of the giant resonance. At the time, new theoretical ideas suggested that the GT strength was especially sensitive to renormalization from effects pertaining to nucleon substructure, particularly the delta excitation of the nucleon in the nucleus.

Spin Excitations in Nuclei

Spin Excitations in Nuclei
Author: Fred Petrovich
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 651
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1468447068

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This volume contains the proceedings of the "International Conference on Spin Excitations in Nuclei" held in Telluride, Colo rado, March 25-27, 1982. The motivation for the conference was, in a large part due to the recent development of new variable energy accelerators which produce high quality beams of electrons, protons, and pions that are providing the first precise information on spin excitations in nuclei over a large range of spin and mass. In the past such data had been restricted primarily to light nuclei and were generally resolution limited. Perhaps, the most exciting new result has been the clear observation of the elusive spin-dipole strength (Gamow Teller and Ml) in medium and heavy mass nuclei through the use of the (p,n) and (p,p') reactions at or near zero degrees with 100-200 MeV incident protons. Energy dependence in the isovector parts of the nucleon-nucleon interaction make the 100-200 MeV energy region particularly appropriate for such studies. The clean data from (e,e'), ('IT,'IT'), (p,p'), and (p,n) on high spin "stretched" states which have particularly simple structure has also been quite impor tant. The recent results contain important new information on the nature of the spin dependent forces in nuclei. These in turn are inherently related to the properties of the nuclear mesonic field and the underlying quantum chromodynamics.

Nuclear and Subnuclear Degrees of Freedom and Lepton Nucleus Scattering

Nuclear and Subnuclear Degrees of Freedom and Lepton Nucleus Scattering
Author: Amand Faessler
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Total Pages: 548
Release: 1985
Genre: Science
ISBN:

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Vols. 1, 6, 8-9, 11, 13- consist of Proceedings of the International School of Nuclear Physics.

Electric and Magnetic Giant Resonances in Nuclei

Electric and Magnetic Giant Resonances in Nuclei
Author: J. Speth
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 654
Release: 1991-10-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789810237981

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This is the most recent and complete review on giant resonances in nuclei. It includes electric as well as magnetic collective states and a detailed discussion on the excitation mechanisms and the decay properties is given.