Nuclear photonics and nuclear isomers

Nuclear isomers

“…They also spotlight the twelve isomerbattery contenders with half-lives in years. Balabanski and Luo [35] go on to describe the role of isomers in nuclear photonics, an emerging field of science, combining the new generation γ-ray sources based on traditional and laser-based electron accelerators. This is especially pertinent given the importance of nuclear photonic methods such as nuclear resonance fluorescence and nuclear excitation by electronic transition, in advancing the idea of an isomer battery-a promising avenue for clean energy production.…”