The nuclear scissors mode in a solvable model Original Research Article

The coupled dynamics of the scissors mode and the isovector giant quadrupole resonance is studied in a model with separable quadrupole–quadrupole residual interactions. The method of Wigner function moments is applied to derive the dynamical equations for angular momentum and quadrupole moment. Analytical expressions for energies, B(M1)- and B(E2)-values, sum rules and flow-patterns of both modes are found for arbitrary values of the deformation parameter. Some predictions for the case of superdeformation are given. The subtle nature of the phenomenon and its peculiarities are clarified.