{"product_id":"9783032128980","title":"Probing the Giant Dipole Resonance Using Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSpringer Theses\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eProbing the Giant Dipole Resonance Using Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJörn Kleemann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Physics \/ Nuclear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1f4e79; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eThis book represents a significant experimental advancement for the field of nuclear physics as it enhances our understanding of the giant dipole resonance (GDR) of atomic nuclei, a fundamental nuclear excitation inherent to virtually all nuclei, dominating their photo responses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1f4e79; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eIn particular, the work focuses on the experimental investigation of γ decay of the GDR, which, despite being a key property of this collective mode and despite decades of research on the GDR, has remained poorly characterized until now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1f4e79; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eKey highlights of the thesis include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1f4e79; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e• Development of a novel experimental approach to systematically study γ decay of the GDR using artificial MeV-photon sources.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1f4e79; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e• The first experimental application of this method to the GDRs of both spherical and deformed nuclei, yielding unprecedented data on the γ decay of this fundamental resonance from a Bayesian spectra-deconvolution analysis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1f4e79; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e• Interpretation of the data in the framework of the macroscopic, geometrical model of the GDR, resulting in a groundbreaking validation of this elementary picture of the mode.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1f4e79; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e• Derivation of precise nuclear shape information from the γ-decay data allowing to furthermore test modern nuclear structure theory calculations of these observables, in particular nuclear triaxiality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1f4e79; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eThis book has a clear and accessible structure, introduces the basic physics and concepts underlying the experimental method, data analysis, and interpretation in detail and provides a thorough and reproducible description of the performed experiment and every step of the analysis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1f4e79; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eThis makes it understandable even to non-specialists and a valuable reference for future experimental work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eJörn Kleemann is an experimental physicist specializing in nuclear structure and dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eHe received his doctoral degree from the Technical University of Darmstadt (Darmstadt, Germany), where he conducted his research at the Institute for Nuclear Physics under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Norbert Pietralla.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eHis research focuses on the experimental study of the shapes and collective excitations of atomic nuclei through photonuclear reactions, in particular nuclear resonance fluorescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eDuring his doctoral research, he conceived and successfully implemented a novel experimental method to systematically investigate the γ-decay behavior of the giant dipole resonance, providing new insights into this fundamental nuclear excitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eCommitted to open science, he has made the experimental dataset and his analysis framework publicly available in an open research data repository, ensuring the transparency and reproducibility of his doctoral work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032128980\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e198\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44720467902604,"sku":"9783032128980","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032128980.jpg?v=1781057954","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032128980","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}