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Nuclear photonics and nuclear isomers

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Nuclear photonics is a emerging field of science which combines research with new generation \(\gamma \)-ray sources based on traditional and laser-based electron accelerators. Here, we discuss isomeric studies carried out with \(\gamma \)-ray beams having either continuous, or quasi-monochromatic photon spectra. In experiments with high-power lasers, intense secondary radiation sources are generated. Such experiments explore isomer population or de-excitation in plasma environments. Laser-accelerated particle beams with high charge also facilitate high-energy nuclear excitations, leading to efficient production of nuclear isomers with higher lying isomeric state (reaching MeV energy level) within very-short time scales. The population of isomeric states is a sensitive diagnostic method for characterization of the laser-driven secondary radiation sources.

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This paper was supported by the National Key R &D Program of China (Grant No. 2022YFA1603300), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. U2230133), the Hengyang Municipal Science and Technology Project (No. 202150054076), and the Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization under Contract PN 23.21.01.06.

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Balabanski, D.L., Luo, W. Nuclear photonics and nuclear isomers. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-024-01132-3

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