TY - JOUR
T1 - Study of the pygmy dipole resonance using neutron inelastic scattering at GANIL-SPIRAL2/NFS
AU - the PARIS and MONSTER COLLABORATIONS
AU - Vandebrouck, M.
AU - Matea, I.
AU - Miriot-Jaubert, P.
AU - Achouri, N. L.
AU - Ayoubi, L. A.L.
AU - Beaumel, D.
AU - Bednarczyk, P.
AU - Blumenfeld, Y.
AU - Bogenschutz, A.
AU - Bracco, A.
AU - Brambilla, S.
AU - Calinescu, S.
AU - Camera, F.
AU - Ott, D. Cano
AU - Catford, W.
AU - Ciemala, M.
AU - Corsi, A.
AU - Crespi, F.
AU - Demane, Y.
AU - Dong, W.
AU - Doré, D.
AU - Dorvaux, O.
AU - Dudouet, J.
AU - Dupuis, M.
AU - Etasse, D.
AU - Erturk, S.
AU - Frelin, A. M.
AU - Gerl, J.
AU - Gibelin, J.
AU - Gunsing, F.
AU - Harakeh, M. N.
AU - Jenkins, D.
AU - Kihel, S.
AU - Kmiecik, M.
AU - Lapoux, V.
AU - Lebois, M.
AU - Ledoux, X.
AU - Leoni, S.
AU - Lewitowicz, M.
AU - Cormick, M. Mac
AU - Maj, A.
AU - Martinez, T.
AU - Mazumdar, I.
AU - Nanal, V.
AU - Napiorkowski, P.
AU - Péru, S.
AU - Ramos, D.
AU - Rey-Herme, E.
AU - Schmitt, C. H.
AU - Stanoiu, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Italian Physical Society. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - The pygmy dipole resonance (PDR) has been the subject of numerous studies, both experimental and theoretical. Indeed, the study of the PDR has been and still is of great interest since it allows to constrain the symmetry energy, an important ingredient of the equation of state of nuclear matter that describes the matter within neutron stars. Moreover, the PDR is predicted to play a key role in the r-process via the increase of the neutron capture rate. However, despite numerous experiments dedicated to the study of the PDR, a consistent description is still missing. In this context, we have proposed to study the PDR using a new probe: the neutron inelastic scattering reaction (n,n'γ). An experiment to study the pygmy resonance in 140Ce using the (n,n'γ) reaction has been performed in September 2022. This experiment has been made possible thanks to the high-intensity proton beam of the new accelerator SPIRAL2 at GANIL and the NFS (Neutron For Science) facility. The experimental setup was composed of the new generation multi-detectors PARIS, for the detection of γ-rays coming from the de-excitation of the PDR, and MONSTER, for the detection of scattered neutrons. In this article, the experiment motivation and description are presented.
AB - The pygmy dipole resonance (PDR) has been the subject of numerous studies, both experimental and theoretical. Indeed, the study of the PDR has been and still is of great interest since it allows to constrain the symmetry energy, an important ingredient of the equation of state of nuclear matter that describes the matter within neutron stars. Moreover, the PDR is predicted to play a key role in the r-process via the increase of the neutron capture rate. However, despite numerous experiments dedicated to the study of the PDR, a consistent description is still missing. In this context, we have proposed to study the PDR using a new probe: the neutron inelastic scattering reaction (n,n'γ). An experiment to study the pygmy resonance in 140Ce using the (n,n'γ) reaction has been performed in September 2022. This experiment has been made possible thanks to the high-intensity proton beam of the new accelerator SPIRAL2 at GANIL and the NFS (Neutron For Science) facility. The experimental setup was composed of the new generation multi-detectors PARIS, for the detection of γ-rays coming from the de-excitation of the PDR, and MONSTER, for the detection of scattered neutrons. In this article, the experiment motivation and description are presented.
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U2 - 10.1393/ncc/i2024-24019-x
DO - 10.1393/ncc/i2024-24019-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85190500533
SN - 2037-4909
VL - 47
JO - Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C
JF - Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C
IS - 2
M1 - 19
ER -