Pairing at High Spin

Abstract

Pair correlations are described in the framework of the HFB approximation applied to a uniformly rotating system (Cranking model). The reduction of the moments of inertia, the classification of rotational bands as multi quasiparticle configurations, and the signatures of the rotation induced transition to the unpaired state are discussed.

Comments: 19 pages, 8 figures, chapter 38 in "50 years of nuclear BCS", in print