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Mass Defect, Nuclear Binding Energy and Nuclear Stability
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Energía de la transición del reloj nuclear 229
Benedict Seiferle1, Lars von der Wense2, Pavlo V Bilous3
1Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Garching, Germany. benedict.seiferle@physik.uni-muenchen.de.
Nature
|September 13, 2019
Resumen
Los investigadores midieron con precisión la energía del estado isomérico del torio-229, crucial para el desarrollo de un reloj óptico nuclear. Este avance allana el camino para el cronometraje ultra preciso y nuevas aplicaciones en la física.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Física nuclear
- Física atómica
- Metrología
Sus antecedentes:
- El primer estado isomérico excitado del torio-229 (229mTh) es un candidato prometedor para un reloj óptico nuclear debido a su baja energía de excitación y larga vida radiactiva.
- El desarrollo de un reloj nuclear, con aplicaciones en geodesia e investigación constante fundamental, se ha visto obstaculizado por el conocimiento impreciso de la energía 229mTh.
- Los relojes atómicos actuales basados en capas electrónicas tienen limitaciones que los relojes nucleares pretenden superar.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para medir directamente la energía de transición del estado isomérico 229mTh a su estado fundamental con alta precisión.
- Determinar la longitud de onda correspondiente a esta transición nuclear para aplicaciones de espectroscopia láser.
- Avanzar en la metrología de precisión y permitir el desarrollo de un reloj óptico nuclear preciso.
Principales métodos:
- Espectroscopia de electrones de conversión interna emitidos durante la desintegración de átomos neutros de 229mTh.
- Medición directa de la energía de transición con una incertidumbre de 0,17 electronvoltios.
- Cálculo de la longitud de onda de transición utilizando la energía medida.
Principales resultados:
- La energía de transición de 229mTh al estado fundamental se midió con una incertidumbre de desviación estándar de 0,17 eV.
- La energía corresponde a una longitud de onda de transición de 149,7 ± 3,1 nanómetros.
- Esta longitud de onda es accesible a través de la espectroscopia láser utilizando generación de alta armonía.
Conclusiones:
- La medición precisa de la energía de transición de 229mTh facilita la espectroscopia láser de alta resolución en los núcleos.
- Los resultados son un paso crítico hacia el desarrollo de un reloj óptico nuclear con una precisión sin precedentes.
- Esta investigación combina la física nuclear y atómica para avanzar significativamente en la metrología de precisión.
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