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REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS
Volume 79, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/79/7/076301
Keywords
nuclear structure; isomers; decay properties
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- Australian Research Council Discovery programme
- UK Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/L005743/1]
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics [DE-AC02-06CH11357]
- Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/J000051/1, ST/L005743/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- STFC [ST/L005743/1, ST/J000051/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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The structure of nuclear isomeric states is reviewed in the context of their role in contemporary nuclear physics research. Emphasis is given to high-spin isomers in heavy nuclei, with A greater than or similar to 150. The possibility to exploit isomers to study some of the most exotic nuclei is a recurring theme. In spherical nuclei, the role of octupole collectivity is discussed in detail, while in deformed nuclei the limitations of the K quantum number are addressed. Isomer targets and isomer beams are considered, along with applications related to energy storage, astrophysics, medicine, and experimental advances.
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