Decay modes of the giant resonance region in 40Ca

A. Moalem, W. Benenson, G. M. Crawley, T. L. Khoo

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Abstract

The reactions 40Ca(τ, τ′α)36Ar and 40Ca(τ, τ′p)39K were used to study the decay properties of the giant resonance region of 40Ca at Eτ ≈ 70 MeV. Both processes are found to proceed via two intermediate distinct resonances at excitation energies Ex = 14.5 MeV and 18.0 MeV in 40MeV resonances isoscalar giant quadropole resonance, is found to decay strongly by α-particle and proton emission with an observed ratio of Γpα r{fish-hook} 1.0±0.2. Only a small fraction of the total observed decay strength (≈ 13% for the α-particle mode and ≈9% for the p mode) is due to ground-state transitions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-170
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume61
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 1976
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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