Complex eigenenergy of GDR for $^{16}$O by the Jost function within RPA framework

TL;DR

This paper extends the Jost function method within the RPA framework to identify complex eigenenergies of giant resonances in $^{16}$O, revealing that the resonance comprises multiple independent poles with distinct properties.

Contribution

It introduces a novel application of the Jost function method to RPA, uncovering the multi-pole structure of the $^{16}$O electric dipole giant resonance.

Findings

Giant resonance is formed by multiple poles with different widths.

Poles have distinct origins and response properties.

Resonance structure is more complex than a single peak.

Abstract

The Jost function method is extended within the framework of the RPA theory to find poles on the complex energy plane that exhibit complex RPA eigenenergies. Poles corresponding to the RPA excited states such as the giant resonance of $^{16}$O electric dipole excitations were successfully found on the complex energy plane. Although the giant resonance has been known as a single resonance with large strength and width, it is found that, at least within the RPA framework, the $^{16}$O electric dipole giant resonance is formed by multiple poles, each of which is an independent pole with different widths, origins, response properties to residual interactions, and components structures of the density fluctuation.