Calculations of the isoscalar giant monopole resonance within the self-consistent RPA and its extensions

Abstract

The strength distributions of the isoscalar giant monopole resonance have been calculated in $^{16}$O, $^{40}$Ca, $^{90}$Zr, $^{112-124}$Sn, $^{144}$Sm, and $^{208}$Pb nuclei within the self-consistent random phase approximation and its extensions which include pairing correlations and quasiparticle-phonon coupling. The results are compared with the available experimental data. The problem of the nuclear matter incompressibility is discussed.

8 pages, 1 figure - To appear in the proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Structure and Related Topics, June 30 - July 4, 2009, Dubna, Russia. In the version 2, the Acknowledgment has been added