Decay acceleration of isomers by X-ray laser

Abstract

We analyzed the possibility of the two-step triggering of nuclear isomers by short X-ray laser pulses via an excited intermediate level. The estimations of the decay acceleration are performed for the 6− isomer of 84Rb in the field of future European X-ray laser.

Keywords

• X-ray laser
• nuclear isomer
• triggering
• energy release
• decay accelaration