Discovery of the Gold Isotopes

TL;DR

This paper reviews the discovery history of 36 gold isotopes, detailing their first identification, production methods, and the scientific publications that reported them.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive summary of the first discovery and identification methods for all known gold isotopes, compiling historical data into one reference.

Findings

36 gold isotopes have been observed and documented.

Each isotope's discovery involved specific production and identification methods.

The paper summarizes historical publications related to each isotope.

Abstract

Thirty-six gold 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.