Collective Enhancement of Nuclear Excitation for a Nuclear Quantum Battery
Source: Originally published on arXiv quant-ph on July 20, 2026.
arXiv:2607.15319v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Current implementations of quantum batteries are constrained by limited energy density and short retention times associated with the electronic or molecular excitations. Here we propose a nuclear quantum battery based on collective excitation of the $^{57}$Fe nuclei of density $n$ embedded in a planar hard X-ray waveguide. Using a Green function waveguide-QED description, we study charging via excitation beyond linear response, where saturation and drive back-action reshape the incident pulse. We introduce a self-consistent waveform-engineering protocol that inhibits local radiative decay in the waveguide thus promoting absorption into high-lying collective nuclear excitation manifolds. We show an enhanced excitation cross section of the nu...
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