Discovery of the Mercury Isotopes

TL;DR

This paper reviews the discovery history of 40 mercury isotopes, summarizing their first identification, production, and detection methods in scientific literature.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the discovery timeline and methods for all known mercury isotopes, compiling historical data into a single reference.

Findings

Forty mercury isotopes have been identified.

First publication details for each isotope are summarized.

Production and identification methods are documented.

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.