Structure and decay properties of spin-dipole giant resonances within a semimicroscopical approach

A semimicroscopical approach is applied to calculate: (i) strength functions for the charge-exchange spin-dipole giant resonances in the 208Pb parent nucleus; (ii) partial and total branching ratios for the direct proton decay of the resonance in 208Bi. The approach is based on continuum-RPA calculations of corresponding reaction-amplitudes and phenomenological description of the doorway-state coupling to many-quasiparticle configurations. The only adjustable parameter needed for the description is found by comparison of the calculated and experimental total widths of the resonance. Other model parameters used in calculations are taken from independent data. The calculated total branching ratio is found to be in reasonable agreement with the experimental value.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Lett.

The strength of the analog and Gamow-Teller giant resonances and hindrance of the 2\nu\beta\beta -decay rate

An approach for describing the hindrance of the nuclear 2\nu\beta\beta-decay amplitude is proposed. The approach is based on a new formula obtained by a model-independent transformation of the initial expression for the amplitude. This formula takes explicitly into account the hindrance of the decay-amplitude due to the presence of the collective Gamow-Teller state. Calculations are performed within the simplest version of the approach. Calculated and experimental 2\nu\beta\beta halve-lives are compared for a wide range of nuclei.Comment: 11 pages, 1 tabl

Direct-decay properties of Giant Resonances

A semi-microscopic approach based on the continuum-RPA method and a phenomenological treatment of the spreading effect is developed and applied to describe direct-decay properties of a few isovector giant resonances. Capabilities of the approach to describe giant-resonance gross properties are also checked.Comment: This paper has been presented at 2nd International Conference on "Collective Motion in Nuclei under Extreme Conditions" (COMEX 2), June 20-23, 2006, Sankt Goar, German

Structure of isobaric analog states in 91Nb populated by the 90Zr(a,t) reaction

Decay via proton emission of isobaric analog states (IAS's) in $^{91}{Nb}$ was studied using the $^{90}{Zr}(\alpha,t)$ reaction at $E_\alpha$=180 MeV. This study provides information about the damping mechanism of these states. Decay to the ground state and low-lying phonon states in $^{90}{Zr}$ was observed. The experimental data are compared with theoretical predictions wherein the IAS `single-particle' proton escape widths are calculated in a continuum RPA approach. The branching ratios for decay to the phonon states are explained using a simple model.Comment: 3 figures. submitted to Phys. Lett.

On direct proton decay of the Gamow-Teller giant resonance

The semi-microscopic approach to the description of giant resonances in medium-heavy mass closed-shell nuclei is implemented to treat partial probabilities of direct-proton decay of the Gamow-Teller giant resonance (GTGR) in 208Bi. The corresponding experimental data are reasonably explained