Design of new thorium nuclear clock materials based on polyatomic ions.
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DOI: 10.1039/d5dt00736d
Abstract: Compounds of polyatomic anions are investigated theoretically as hosts for thorium in nuclear clock devices. The 229Th nucleus has an excited state at 8.355 eV which can be reached using a VUV laser as demonstrated… read more here.
Keywords: clock materials; thorium nuclear; design new; clock ... See more keywords
The ticking of thorium nuclear optical clocks: a developmental perspective
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DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf083
Abstract: Thorium nuclear clock research has stormed forward, carving out significant progress, yet a thicket of challenges remains, while its potential to supercharge timekeeping and reshape physics is truly staggering. read more here.
Keywords: ticking thorium; optical clocks; thorium nuclear; clocks developmental ... See more keywords