Near-degenerate electron level pairs in Th+ enable a resonant electronic-bridge route to excite the 229Th nuclear isomer and shorten its lifetime, with enhancement factors up to ~10^6.
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Resonance nuclear excitation of the $^{229}$Th nucleus via electronic bridge process in Th~II
Near-degenerate electron level pairs in Th+ enable a resonant electronic-bridge route to excite the 229Th nuclear isomer and shorten its lifetime, with enhancement factors up to ~10^6.