activity
20242026
collaborators

5 papers

physics.atom-ph2026

Continuous-wave laser absorption spectroscopy of the Thorium-229 nucleus

I. Morawetz, T. Riebner, L. Toscani De Col +17

A low-energy nuclear transition in the isotope thorium-229 has been excited in thorium-doped crystals with laser light. This opens the perspective towards a highly stable and robus…

physics.atom-ph2026

A thorium-229 optical nuclear clock with feedback loop

L. Toscani De Col, T. Riebner, I. Morawetz +25

The laser-accessible nuclear transition in the thorium-229 isotope has been identified as a promising candidate for the realization of an optical nuclear clock. Such a nuclear cloc…

physics.optics2026

Toward nanophotonic platforms for solid-state Th nuclear clocks

Sandro Kraemer, Karen Mamian, Toby Bi +18

While the Th nuclear isomer has recently been observed and laser-excited, converting optical nuclear manipulation into a chip-scale solid-state frequency standard remains a…

nucl-ex2025

Laser Mössbauer spectroscopy of ^{229}Th

Takahiro Hiraki, Takahiko Masuda, Sayuri Takatori +24

Mössbauer spectroscopy is widely used in biochemistry, geology, and solid-state physics to obtain structural information on materials. Here, we extend this technique into the optic…

physics.atom-ph2024

Laser-Induced Quenching of the Th-229 Nuclear Clock Isomer in Calcium Fluoride

F. Schaden, T. Riebner, I. Morawetz +11

The 10-minute radiative lifetime of the first excited Th nuclear state in ionic crystals provides narrow spectroscopic linewidths, enabling the realization of a soli…