Defect Dynamics and Isomer Quenching in ${}^{229}$Th:CaF${}_2$ Crystals

Ming Guan, Michael Bartokos, Kjeld Beeks +16

Thorium-229 doped calcium fluoride (${}^{229}$Th:CaF${}_2$) is a leading candidate for a solid-state nuclear clock, owing to the unusually low energy of the ${}^{229}$Th isomer transitio…