AUTHOR=Zhang Hanxu , Wang Xu 

TITLE=Theory of isomeric excitation of 229Th via electronic processes

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2023.1166566

DOI=10.3389/fphy.2023.1166566

ISSN=2296-424X

ABSTRACT=<p>A unified theoretical framework is presented for the isomeric excitation of the <sup>229</sup>Th nucleus via electronic processes. These processes include nuclear excitation by electron transition (NEET), nuclear excitation by electron capture (NEEC), and nuclear excitation by inelastic electron scattering (NEIES). Detailed calculation results on the excitation rate and the excitation cross section are presented.</p>