Driven electronic bridge processes via defect states in ${}^{229}$Th-doped crystals

Brenden S. Nickerson, Martin Pimon, Pavlo V. Bilous +7

The electronic defect states resulting from doping ${}^{229}$Th in CaF${}_2$ offer a unique opportunity to excite the nuclear isomeric state ${}^{229m}$Th at approximately 8 eV via elect…