OPTICAL-PUMPING TH-229M THROUGH NEET AS A NEW EFFECTIVE WAY OF PRODUCING NUCLEAR ISOMERS

Authors
KARPESHIN FF BAND IM TRZHASKOVSKAYA MB LISTENGARTEN MA
Citation
Ff. Karpeshin et al., OPTICAL-PUMPING TH-229M THROUGH NEET AS A NEW EFFECTIVE WAY OF PRODUCING NUCLEAR ISOMERS, Physics letters. Section B, 372(1-2), 1996, pp. 1-7
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. Section B → ACNP
ISSN journal
03702693
Volume
372
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1 - 7
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(1996)372:1-2<1:OTTNAA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A new highly effective way of optical pumping of the 3.5 eV isomeric s tate in Th-229m is proposed, allowing one to reach the inverse populat ion of the ground and isomeric state. The way is based on Nuclear Exci tation in the nonradiative 8p-8s Electronic Transition (NEET). For thi s purpose, NEET theory is revised to take energy conservation into acc ount.