Isovector giant monopole and quadrupole resonances in a Skyrme energy density functional approach with axial symmetry

Background: Giant resonance (GR) is a typical collective mode of vibration. The deformation splitting of the isovector (IV) giant dipole resonance is well established. However, the splitting of GRs with other multipolarities is not well understood. Purpose: I explore the IV monopole and quadrupole excitations and attempt to obtain the generic features of IV giant resonances in deformed nuclei by investigating the neutral and charge-exchange channels simultaneously. Method: I employ a nuclear energy-density functional (EDF) method: the Skyrme-Kohn-Sham-Bogoliubov and the quasiparticle random-phase approximation are used to describe the ground state and the transition to excited states. Results: I find the concentration of the monopole strengths in the energy region of the isobaric analog or GamowTeller resonance irrespective of nuclear deformation, and the appearance of a high-energy giant resonance composed of the particle-hole configurations of 2 h.0 excitation. Splitting of the distribution of the strength occurs in the giant monopole and quadrupole resonances due to deformation. The lower K states of quadrupole resonances appear lower in energy and possess the enhanced strengths in the prolate configuration, and vice versa in the oblate configuration, while the energy ordering depending on K is not clear for the J = 1 and J = 2 spin-quadrupole resonances. Conclusions: The deformation splitting occurs generally in the giant monopole and quadrupole resonances. The K dependence of the quadrupole transition strengths is largely understood by the anisotropy of density distribution.

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The researcher explored the characteristics of IV monopole and quadrupole excitations in deformed nuclei using nuclear energy-density functional method, finding some splitting phenomena in giant resonances and drawing conclusions about the K dependence of quadrupole transition strengths.