K. Beeks

activity

20202026

^{229 m}

Th nuclear isomeric transition and the

^{87}

Sr atomic clock

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X-ray-induced quenching of the $^{229}$ Th clock isomer in CaF $_{2}$

Ming Guan, Michael Bartokos, Kjeld Beeks +27

Thorium-229 has the lowest nuclear-excited state (an isomer state) at approximately 8.356 eV, making it excitable with tabletop vacuum-ultraviolet lasers. Despite the recent succes…

X-ray-induced quenching of the 229Th clock isomer in CaF2​

X-ray-induced quenching of the $^{229}$ Th clock isomer in CaF $_{2}$