Collins et al. Reply:

C. B. Collins, F. Davanloo, M. C. Iosif, R. Dussart^*, and J. M. Hicks
Center for Quantum Electronics University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas 75083

S. A. Karamian
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Dubna, 141980, Russia

C. A. Ur and I. I. Popescu
H. Hulubei Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering and IGE Foundation Bucharest, Romania

V. I. Kirischuk
Institute for Nuclear Research Kiev, Ukraine

H. E. Roberts
Systems Technical Group, SRS Technologies Huntsville, Alabama 35812

P. McDaniel
AF Research Laboratory, DEPA Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117

C. E. Crist
Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117

^*Present address: GREMI, CNRS–Universite d'Orleans, BP 6759, 45067 Orleans Cedex 2, France.

Original Article: C. B. Collins, F. Davanloo, M. C. Iosif, R. Dussart, J. M. Hicks, S. A. Karamian, C. A. Ur, I. I. Popescu, V. I. Kirischuk, J. J. Carroll, H. E. Roberts, P. McDaniel, and C. E. Crist, Accelerated Emission of Gamma Rays from the 31-yr Isomer of ¹⁷⁸Hf Induced by X-Ray Irradiation, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 695 (1999).