Discovery of the Cobalt Isotopes

TL;DR

This paper reviews the discovery history of 26 cobalt isotopes, summarizing their production, identification methods, and publication details to provide a comprehensive overview of cobalt isotope research.

Contribution

It compiles and discusses the first refereed publications for each cobalt isotope, highlighting the methods used for their discovery.

Findings

26 cobalt isotopes have been observed.

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

The paper provides a historical overview of cobalt isotope research.

Abstract

Twenty-six cobalt 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.