Symposium - Nuclear E2 resonance effects in kaonic molybdenum isotopes
Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati
The nuclear E2 resonance effect occurs when atomic de-excitation energy is closely matched by nuclear excitation energy. It produces an attenuation of some of the atomic x-ray lines from resonant versus normal isotope targets. In some kaonic molybdenum isotopes (94, 96, 98, 100) the nuclear E2 resonance effect is expected. In 1975, the nuclear E2 resonance effect was measured in kaonic molybdenum 98 by G. L. Goldfrey, G- K. Lum and C. E. Wiegand at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. The experiment took 25 hours of data, not enough to provide a conclusive result. The nuclear E2 resonance effect in kaonic molybdenum isotopes could be measured in DAΦNE with germanium detectors. Its measurement could provide important information about strong kaon-nucleus interaction and nuclear deformations.