deformed Hartree-Fock+ BCS calculations, using a microscopic formulation of the scissors
mode (the PHFB model) that excludes spurious contributions. It is found that the calculated
1+ strengths for the two chains of isotopes are proportional to δ 2 and that the summed
strengths up to 4 MeV are in fair agreement with experimental data. It is also found that when
pairing is neglected the total scissors mode strength is proportional to δ rather than to δ 2 …