The isoscalar giant dipole resonance (ISGDR) has been investigated in 208Pb using inelastic scattering of 400 MeV α particles at extremely forward angles, including 0°. Using the superior capabilities of the Grand Raiden spectrometer, it has been possible to obtain inelastic spectra devoid of any “instrumental” background. The ISGDR strength distribution has been extracted from a multipole-decomposition of the observed spectra. The implications of these results on the experimental value of nuclear incompressibility are discussed.

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