Nuclear data : a collective motion view / David Jenkins and John L. Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenkins, David, author.

Wood, John L., author.

Series:

IOP Series in Nuclear Spectroscopy and Nuclear Structure Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear physics--Data processing.

Nuclear physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : IOP Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

This course text provides an intermediate level treatment on the topic of the nuclear structure, focussing on the collective properties of atomic nuclei. The book goes into more detail on the specific topic of collective motion in nuclei, which has two major aspects: rotation and vibration.

Contents:

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References

Author biographies

David Jenkins

John Wood

Chapter How well defined are rotations in nuclei?

1.1 Even-even nuclei: energies and electric quadrupole, E2 properties

1.2 Quantum numbers and the Wigner-Eckart theorem for nuclear rotation

1.3 Odd nuclei: energies and E2 properties

1.4 A wider look at rotation in nuclei: energies and moments of inertia

1.5 Exercises

Chapter Do nuclei exhibit asymmetric rotor behaviour?

2.1 An asymmetric rotor model

2.2 Moments of inertia of the model

2.3 E2 matrix element relationships

2.4 ΔK=2 band mixing

2.5 Breakdown of the model

2.6 Exercises

Chapter How prevalent is shape coexistence in nuclei? Historical and closed-shell region views

3.1 Historical view of shape coexistence in nuclei

3.2 Signatures of shape coexistence for even-even nuclei in closed shell regions

3.3 Superdeformed bands

3.4 Exercises

Chapter How prevalent is shape coexistence in nuclei? Open-shell and global views

4.1 Shape coexistence in open-shell nuclei

4.2 Global and extended views of shape coexistence

4.3 Is there a unified view of shape coexistence in nuclei?

4.4 Exercises

Chapter Are there vibrations in nuclei?

5.1 Historical view of low-energy vibrations in nuclei

5.2 Assessment of low-energy quadrupole vibrations in nuclei

5.3 Low-energy octupole vibrations in spherical nuclei

5.4 Exercises

Chapter Are there vibrations in deformed nuclei?

6.1 Gamma and beta vibrations

6.2 Octupole vibrations

6.3 Hexadecapole degrees of freedom and a unified view of collectivity

6.4 Exercises

Chapter Epilogue

Chapter

B.1 Exercises

C.1 Exercises

References.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780750356459

0750356456

OCLC:

1429722998