3 papers
nucl-ex2026
Exploring - and -decay-induced quenching of the Th nuclear-clock isomer in solid-state hosts
Y. Elskens, M. Athanasakis-Kaklamanakis, S. Arasada Pradeep +52
The radiative decay dynamics of an ensemble of Th nuclei embedded in CaF and MgF is investigated. The isomer is populated through decay of Ac…
physics.optics2026
Generation of continuous-wave laser light at 148.4 nm using cavity-enhanced second harmonic generation in
Keerthan Subramanian, Hiroki Tanaka, Simon J. Herr +22
We experimentally investigate the potential of crystals to create a continuous-wave (CW) solid state laser at the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) wavelength of 148.4 nm via cavi…
physics.atom-ph2025
A cryogenic Paul trap for probing the nuclear isomeric excited state Th
Daniel Moritz, Kevin Scharl, Markus Wiesinger +16
While laser excitation of the nuclear isomeric transition in Th has been recently achieved for thorium atoms embedded in large-bandgap crystals, laser excitation and charac…