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Physicists observe rare nuclear isomer in ytterbium-150 for first time
- March 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Nuclear isomers are crucial probes for studying the structure of nuclei. Unlike chemical isomers—which have the same chemical formula but different arrangements of atoms—nuclear isomers are nuclei that exist in a long-lived and relatively stable excited state.
Originally published at Phys.org