Dipole strength in the {sup 235}U(gamma,gamma{sup '}) reaction up to 2.8 MeV

Spectra of the {sup 235}U(gamma,gamma{sup '}) reaction were measured at the S-DALINAC at bremsstrahlung end-point energies E{sub 0}=3.5 and 4.4 MeV and scattering angles of 90 deg. and 135 deg. with respect to the beam axis. Discrete transitions are observed at excitation energies below 2.3 MeV only. The deduced cross sections are in rough agreement with the findings of Bertozzi et al. [Phys. Rev. C 78, 041601(R) (2008)] except for the most prominent transition, where the present result is lower by a factor of about 2. Evidence for unresolved dipole strength is found in the spectra by means of a fluctuation analysis, which was carried out up to an excitation energy of 2.8 MeV. If this unresolved strength exhibits the same ratio of E1/M1 cross sections as observed in the even-mass neighbor {sup 236}U, then the energy centroid E{sub x}=2.5(3) MeV and total strength SIGMAB(M1)arrow up=3.6(1.3)mu{sub N}{sup 2} of the M1 part are in good agreement with the systematics of the scissors mode in even-even actinide nuclei.