Discovery of the Mercury Isotopes

Abstract

Forty mercury isotopes have so far been observed; the discovery of these isotopes is discussed. For each isotope a brief summary of the first refereed publication, including the production and identification method, is presented.

This paper has been withdrawn by the authors. This manuscript has been combined with the discovery of Scandium, Titanium, and Einsteinium and can be found at arXiv:1003.5128v1 to be published in Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables