Abstract:
The selectivity of laser photoionisation of 177mLu nuclear isomer with respect to natural isotopes has been studied for the first time using a three-stage lutetium photoionisation scheme 5d6s22D3/2 – 5d6s6p4 Fo5/2 – 5d6s7s4D3/2 – (53375 cm-1)o1/2