{"product_id":"9783032381378","title":"Direct Excitation of the Thorium-229 Nuclear Isomeric Transition and Investigations of its Behavior in Solid-State Hosts","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSpringer Theses\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDirect Excitation of the Thorium-229 Nuclear Isomeric Transition and Investigations of its Behavior in Solid-State Hosts\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard T. Elwell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Physics \/ Quantum Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents definitive laser excitation of the long-sought thorium-229 isomeric nuclear transition, a long sought after achievement which heralds a new era of nuclear quantum science. It includes many other noteworthy results and innovations which will open up new avenues of research: development of advanced VUV laser systems, cryogenic platforms, superconducting-nanowire detection techniques, and sophisticated statistical analysis methods rivaling those used in large-scale particle-physics collaborations. The author’s persistence across multiple challenging experimental campaigns, each requiring original engineering solutions and deep physical insight, ultimately enabled the breakthrough observation that earned him the APS Deborah Jin Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Atomic, Molecular, or Optical Physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eRicky Elwell is an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of California, Los Angeles. He received his B.Sc. in Physics and B.A. in Mathematics at the University of Virginia in 2018 and his Ph.D. in Experiment Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physis from University of California, Los Angeles in 2024. His research has focused on vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) spectroscopy of the \u003csup\u003e229\u003c\/sup\u003eTh\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003eisomeric transition. He is currently investigating the growth of host materials for the \u003csup\u003e229\u003c\/sup\u003eTh solid-state nuclear clock, as well as a platform for a continuous-wave VUV clock laser. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032381378\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51678958878860,"sku":"9783032381378","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032381378","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}