Growth and characterization of thorium-doped calcium fluoride single crystals

Kjeld Beeks, Tomas Sikorsky, Veronika Rosecker +13

We have grown ${}^{232}$Th:CaF${}_2$ and ${}^{229}$Th:CaF${}_2$ single crystals for investigations on the VUV laser-accessible first nuclear excited state of ${}^{229}$Th. To reach high dopi…