The Dynamical Dipole Mode in Fusion Reactions with Exotic Nuclear Beams

Abstract

We report the properties of the prompt dipole radiation, produced via a collective bremsstrahlung mechanism, in fusion reactions with exotic beams. We show that the gamma yield is sensitive to the density dependence of the symmetry energy below/around saturation. Moreover we find that the angular distribution of the emitted photons from such fast collective mode can represent a sensitive probe of its excitation mechanism and of fusion dynamics in the entrance channel.

5 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Phys.Rev.C