The Th nuclear clock: challenges and opportunities

Thursday, 15 January 2026 - 15:30


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        : Breaks
15 Jan 2026
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15:30 Opening talk: New Physics motivation for the nuclear clock and challenge to determine the K-factor - Gilad Perez (Weizmann Institute)  
16:00 First laser-excitation of the Th nucleus and further developments of Th spectroscopy at PTB - Dr Ekkehard Peik (PTB)  
16:20 Frequency reproducibility of solid-state Th-229 nuclear clocks at high precision - Jun Ye  
16:40 Th spectroscopy in a trapped-ion system, electron bridge technique and dynamical decoupling - David Leibrandt (UCLA)  
17:00 Nuclear theory for Th and the K-factor calculation - Marianna Safronova (University of Delaware)  
17:20 Theoretical perspective on Th-229 39+ - Karol Koziol  
17:40 Implications of the Th lineshape on Ultralight Dark Matter - Fiona Kirk (Weizmann Institute of Science)  
18:00 Discussion time - Elina Fuchs (DESY and Leibniz University Hannover) David Hume (NIST)