Thorium-229 nuclear clock

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Defect assignment of the clock site in ²²⁹Th:CaF₂

D. A. Rhen, H. W. T. Morgan, H. E. Mason, H. B. Tran Tan, R. Elwell, et al.

arXiv:2607.12202

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Ab initio calculations of ²²⁹Th band-to-band internal conversion rate in ²²⁹ThO₂

U. C. Perera, H. B. Tran Tan, H. W. T. Morgan, E. R. Hudson, D. A. Rhen, and A. Derevianko

arXiv:2607.08941

Review

Colloquium: Nuclear Clocks

A. Derevianko, R. T. Elwell, and E. R. Hudson

arXiv:2606.11048

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Laser-based conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy of ²²⁹ThO₂

R. Elwell, J. E. S. Terhune, C. Schneider, H. W. T. Morgan, et al.

Nature 648, 300

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Host-dependent frequency offsets in ²²⁹Th nuclear clockwork

U. C. Perera, H. W. T. Morgan, E. R. Hudson, and A. Derevianko

Physical Review Letters 135, 123001

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Theory of Internal Conversion of the ²²⁹Th Nuclear Isomer in Solid-State Hosts

H. W. T. Morgan, H. B. Tran Tan, R. Elwell, A. N. Alexandrova, E. R. Hudson, and A. Derevianko

Physical Review Letters 134, 253801

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Photoinduced quenching of the ²²⁹Th isomer in a solid-state host

J. Terhune, R. Elwell, H. B. Tran Tan, U. C. Perera, et al.

Physical Review Research 7, L022062

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Design of new thorium nuclear clock materials based on polyatomic ions

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Proposal and theoretical investigation of ²²⁹Th-doped nonlinear optical crystals for compact solid-state clocks

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Radiative decay of the ²²⁹ᵐTh nuclear clock isomer in different host materials

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²²⁹ThF₄ thin films for solid-state nuclear clocks

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Laser excitation of the ²²⁹Th nuclear isomeric transition in a solid-state host

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The concept of laser-based conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy for a precise energy determination of ²²⁹ᵐTh

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Radiative lifetime and energy of the low-energy isomeric level in ²²⁹Th

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Results of a Direct Search Using Synchrotron Radiation for the Low-Energy ²²⁹Th Nuclear Isomeric Transition

Instrumentation

Low-threshold ultraviolet solid-state laser based on a Ce³⁺:LiCaAlF₆ crystal resonator

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Optical spectroscopy of an atomic nucleus: Progress toward direct observation of the ²²⁹Th isomer transition

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Progress towards fabrication of ²²⁹Th-doped high energy band-gap crystals for use as a solid-state optical frequency reference

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Constraining the Evolution of the Fundamental Constants with a Solid-State Optical Frequency Reference Based on the ²²⁹Th Nucleus

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Computer modelling of thorium doping in LiCaAlF₆ and LiSrAlF₆: application to the development of solid state optical frequency devices