On the Direct Detection of 229m Th (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)

This thesis describes the first detection of a nuclear transition that had been sought for 40 years, and marks the essential first step toward developing nuclear clocks. Atomic clocks are currently the most reliable timekeepers. Still, they could potentially be outperformed by nuclear clocks, based on a nuclear transition instead of the atomic transitions employed to date. An elusive, extraordinary state in thorium-229 seems to be the only nuclear transition suitable for this purpose and feasible using currently available technology. Despite repeated efforts over the past 40 years, until recently we had not yet successfully detected the decay of this elusive state. Addressing this gap, the thesis lays the foundation for the development of a new, better frequency standard, which will likely have numerous applications in satellite navigation and rapid data transfer. Further, it makes it possible to improve the constraints for time variations of fundamental constants and opens up the field of nuclear coherent control.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2018
Authors:	Lars Von Der Wense
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-88941-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Scientific standards Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Atomic & molecular physics
LSN:	3-319-88941-9
Barcode:	9783319889412

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