Laser excitation of Th-229 nucleus
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Re: Laser excitation of Th-229 nucleus
#2“New findings suggest classical quantum physics and nuclear physics can be combined”
Seems like the bigger part of the title
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#3Big discussion from another URL https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40194636 (405 points | 18 hours ago | 177 comments)
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#4HTTP 404 now, but it's still linked from the site's "Physics" category page, so it's not a typo...
Re: Laser excitation of Th-229 nucleus
#5what does it mean for a nucleus to be in a higher energy state? is there any macro phenomenon that is related to it? when it drops back down, it gives off a gamma ray or something?
Re: Laser excitation of Th-229 nucleus
#6what does it mean for a nucleus to be in a higher energy state? is there any macro phenomenon that is related to it? when it drops back down, it gives off a gamma ray or something?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_isomer
In some cases, one configuration of the nucleus is football-shaped, and there's an energy difference between that and the round shape. In other cases, a set of two protons and two neutrons will be jolted loose from the rest of the nucleus, and sort of orbit around it.