The E1 response of the semi-magic nucleus Ce-140 below the particle th
reshold was measured in a (gamma,gamma') experiment utilizing the new
Euroball Cluster detector at the S-DALINAC. While the energy averaged
data are in good agreement with tagged photon results, here they are r
esolved for the first time into 54 individual transitions. A quasipart
icle-phonon model calculation including up to three-phonon configurati
ons compares well to the extracted strength distribution. The interfer
ence between one- and two-phonon contributions is essential for a quan
titative reproduction.