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HK: Fachverband Physik der Hadronen und Kerne
HK 59: Structure and Dynamics of Nuclei XI
HK 59.6: Talk
Friday, March 22, 2019, 15:30–15:45, HS 14
Nuclear photon strength functions: a model-independent approach via (γ→, γ′γ″) reactions — •J. Isaak1, T. Beck1, M. Bhike2, I. Brandherm1, U. Gayer1, F. Krishichayan2, B. Löher1,3, N. Pietralla1, D. Savran3, M. Scheck4, W. Tornow2, V. Werner1, and A. Zilges5 — 1IKP, TU Darmstadt — 2TUNL, Durham, NC, USA — 3GSI, Darmstadt — 4UWS, Paisley, UK — 5University of Cologne
Photon strength functions (PSFs) serve as an essential input for nuclear astrophysical model calculations and play an important role in the calculation of capture and photo-disintegration reaction rates as well as in the description of the nucleosynthesis of heavy nuclei. Different experimental methods have been used in the past to study PSFs.
In this contribution, a model-independent approach is presented for the extraction of the PSF in (γ→, γ′γ″) reactions using quasi-monochromatic photon beams.
The measurements were performed with the γ3 setup [1] at the High Intensity γ-ray Source at Duke University, Durham, USA [2].
The experimental method and results are presented and compared to statistical model calculations [3].
* Supported by the Alliance Program of the Helmholtz Association (HA216/EMMI), the DFG under Grant No. SFB 1245 and ZI 510/7-1, and the U.S. DoE under Grant No. DE-FG0297ER41033.
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