Excited state

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State of an atom or a nucleus with a higher energy than that of its normal energetic state. The excessive energy is generally emitted as photons (gamma quantum). Example: Ba-137m changes into the normal state of Ba-137 emitting a gamma quantum with the energy of 662 keV.

Emission of a gamma quantum (gamma radiation, y-radiation)
from an excited atomic nucleus

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