Lifetime Measurement of the ^{229} Th nuclear isomer

Author(s): Benedict Seiferle, Lars von der Wense, and Peter G. Thirolf

The half-life of ${}^{229}$Th has been measured to be 7$\pm$1$\mu s$.

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 042501] Published Thu Jan 26, 2017