Abstract
Soon after the formulation of BCS theory [1], it was recognized by Bohr, Mottelson, and Pines that the existence of an energy gap in the intrinsic excitation spectrum of deformed nuclei displayed a suggestive analogy with that observed in the electronic spectra of metallic superconductors and could, like this one, be described at profit in terms of correlated pairs [2]. Their paper represented the starting point of more than fifty years of experimental and theoretical BCS flavored studies of pairing in nuclei [3].
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19-25 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics News |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Jan 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Subatomic Physics