Internal electron conversion of the isomeric Fe-57 nucleus state with an energy of 14.4 keV excited by the radiation of the plasma of a high-power femtosecond laser pulseстатья
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Аннотация:We recorded the spectrum of delayed secondary electrons ejected from the target, which was coated with a layer of iron enriched with the Fe-57 isotope to 98 %, under its irradiation by fluxes of broadband X-ray radiation and fast electrons from the plasma produced by a femtosecond laser pulse at an intensity of 10(17) W cm(-2). Maxima were identified at energies of 5.6, 7.2, and 13.6 keV in the spectrum obtained for a delay of 90-120 ns. The two last-listed maxima owe their origin to the internal electron conversion of the isomeric level with an energy of 14.4 keV and a lifetime of 98 ns to the K and L shells of atomic iron, respectively; the first- named level arises from a cascade K - L2L3 Auger process. Photoexcitaion by the X-ray plasma radiation is shown to be the principal channel of the isomeric level excitation.