Published January 1, 2022 | Version v1
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Evolution of the ?-ray strength function in neodymium isotopes

  • 1. Univ Oslo, Dept Phys, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
  • 2. Eskisehir Osmangazi Univ, Fac Sci & Letters, Dept Phys, TR-26040 Eskisehir, Turkey
  • 3. Univ Libre Bruxelles, Inst Astron & Astrophys, CP 226, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

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The experimental gamma-ray strength functions (gamma SFs) of Nd-142,Nd-144-151 have been studied for gamma-ray energies up to the neutron separation energy using the Oslo method. The results represent a unique set of gamma SFs for an isotopic chain with increasing nuclear deformation. The data reveal how the low-energy enhancement, the scissors mode, and the pygmy dipole resonance evolve with nuclear deformation and mass number. This indicates that the mechanisms behind the low-energy enhancement and the scissors mode are decoupled from each other.

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