The technique of stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP), which allows efficient and
selective population transfer between quantum states without suffering loss due to …

The field of laser-matter interaction traditionally deals with the response of atoms, molecules,
and plasmas to an external light wave. However, the recent sustained technological …

Abstract The radioisotope thorium-229 (229Th) is renowned for its extraordinarily low-
energy, long-lived nuclear first-excited state. This isomeric state can be excited by vacuum …

The concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking is applied to the rotating mean field of
nuclei. The description is based on the tilted-axis cranking model, which takes into account …

STIRAP (stimulated Raman adiabatic passage) is a powerful laser-based method, usually
involving two photons, for efficient and selective transfer of populations between quantum …

Understanding the fundamental excitations of many-fermion systems is of significant current
interest. In atomic nuclei with even numbers of neutrons and protons, the low-lying excitation …

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 …

We study the influence of finite conductivity of metals on the Casimir effect. We put the
emphasis on explicit theoretical evaluations which can help comparing experimental results …

Outstanding progress has been made in high-power laser technology in the last 10 years
with laser powers reaching petawatt (PW) values. At present, there are 15 PW lasers built or …

A long-standing prediction of nuclear models is the emergence of a region of long-lived, or
even stable, superheavy elements beyond the actinides. These nuclei owe their enhanced …