Neodymium-147

Properties and data of the isotope ¹⁴⁷Nd.

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General data

Name of the isotope:Neodymium-147; Nd-147Symbol:¹⁴⁷Nd or 14760NdMass number A:147 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:60 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:87Isotopic mass:146.9161060(15) u (atomic weight of Neodymium-147)Nuclide mass:146.8831937 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-78.14676 MeVMass defect:1.307243612 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1217.68958112 MeV (per nucleus)
8.28360259 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:S_N = 5.29220(9) MeV (first neutron)
S_P = 8.75(3) MeV (first proton)Half-life:10.98(1) dDecay constant λ:7.306499828812 × 10^-7 s^-1Specific activity α:3.013751449466 × 10⁺¹⁵ Bq g^-1
81452.741877478 Ci g^-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)5/2-Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μ_N) = 0.58Quadrupole moment Q:0.90 barn (100 fm²)Nuclear g-factor:g_l = 0.232Year of discovery:1947

Radioactive Decay

Half-life T_½ = 10.98(1) d respectively 9.48672 × 10⁵ seconds s.

Decay mode	Daughter	Probability	Decay energy	γ energy (intensity)
β^-	¹⁴⁷Pm	100 %	0.8955(5) MeV

Parent Nuclides

Direct parent isotope is: ¹⁴⁷Pr.

Isotones and Isobars

The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 87) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 147) with Neodymium-147. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.

OZ	Isotone N = 87	Isobar A = 147
49	¹³⁶In
50	¹³⁷Sn
51	¹³⁸Sb
52	¹³⁹Te
53	¹⁴⁰I
54	¹⁴¹Xe	¹⁴⁷Xe
55	¹⁴²Cs	¹⁴⁷Cs
56	¹⁴³Ba	¹⁴⁷Ba
57	¹⁴⁴La	¹⁴⁷La
58	¹⁴⁵Ce	¹⁴⁷Ce
59	¹⁴⁶Pr	¹⁴⁷Pr
60	¹⁴⁷Nd	¹⁴⁷Nd
61	¹⁴⁸Pm	¹⁴⁷Pm
62	¹⁴⁹Sm	¹⁴⁷Sm
63	¹⁵⁰Eu	¹⁴⁷Eu
64	¹⁵¹Gd	¹⁴⁷Gd
65	¹⁵²Tb	¹⁴⁷Tb
66	¹⁵³Dy	¹⁴⁷Dy
67	¹⁵⁴Ho	¹⁴⁷Ho
68	¹⁵⁵Er	¹⁴⁷Er
69	¹⁵⁶Tm	¹⁴⁷Tm
70	¹⁵⁷Yb
71	¹⁵⁸Lu
72	¹⁵⁹Hf
73	¹⁶⁰Ta
74	¹⁶¹W
75	¹⁶²Re
76	¹⁶³Os
77	¹⁶⁴Ir