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  1. Metastability

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    In nuclear physics, metastability manifests as isomeric states, often referred to as isomers. An Isomeric Transition (IT) is a radioactive decay pathway between two nuclear states ($^{A}{Z}\text{State } 1 \rightarrow ^{A}{Z}\text{State } 2$) sharing the same $A$ and $Z$ but possessing vastly different half-lives [5].
    This long lifetime is typically attributed to a significant difference…
  2. Nuclear Transition

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    Gamma decay is the electromagnetic transition between two nuclear energy levels of the same nuclide. When a nucleus is left in an excited state following alpha decay or beta decay, it rapidly sheds this excess energy via the emission of a high-energy photon, or gamma ray.
    The probability of a gamma transition is highly dependent on the multipolarity of the transition, denoted as $L$. Lower …
  3. Nuclear Transitions

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    $$\Delta J = L \text{ or } L-1, \dots, 0$$
    where $L$ is the multipolarity of the emitted electromagnetic radiation (e.g., electric dipole, magnetic quadrupole).
    Parity Conservation