Abstract
There are different predictions regarding the position of the isomeric state of . There is some question as to whether it even exists. We propose simple experiments to provide the evidence of the existence of this isomeric state. If the metastable isomeric state exists, we should be able to observe the effects of mixing of the nuclear wave functions of the ground state and the isomeric state via electronic shells. It will be shown as the differences between the hyperfine and constants, which will be measured by means of the laser-induced fluorescence methods and those predicted by semiempirical calculations. The wave function for the atomic state contains contributions from both nuclear states and , thus its effects on the hyperfine-structure patterns of spectral lines should be observed, confirming the existence of this isomeric state.
- Received 28 January 2015
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.92.012519
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