A Reexamination of the Isoscalar Giant Monopole Resonance In Well Studied Nuclei Using ⁶Li

The incompressibility of infinite nuclear matter (IINM) is a parameter in the nuclear equation of state that holds relevance in both small and large scale systems of nucleons. The standard method of studying this parameter is through the use of the isoscalar giant monopole resonance (ISGMR) in finite nuclei. The standard method of studying this parameter is through probing the ISGMR in finite nuclei using α-particles. This work explores ⁶Li as a probe and its use in studying the ISGMR in ⁵⁸Ni, ⁹⁰Zr, ¹¹⁶Sn, and ²⁰⁸Pb. Inelastic and elastic data for these nuclei was collected at the Research Center for Nuclear Physics in Osaka University. Extracted strength distributions for these aforementioned nuclei will be compared to data utilizing α-particles to gauge the efficacy of ⁶Li as a probe for potential future experiments.