Abstract
The \(E1\) strength distributions of \({}^{130,132}\) Sn are studied. The coupling between one- and two-phonon terms in the wave functions of \(1^{-}\) states is taken into account within the quasiparticle–phonon model based on the Skyrme energy density functional. The new calculation is extended by enlarging the variational space for the \(1^{-}\) states. We found a reasonable agreement between the \(E1\) strength distribution, obtained within the model and the experimental data. It is shown that the inclusion of two-phonon configurations gives a considerable contribution to the low-energy \(1^{-}\) spectrum.