Promethium-139
Properties and data of the isotope 139Pm.
See also: list of Promethium isotopes.
General data
Name of the isotope:Promethium-139; Pm-139Symbol:139Pm or 13961PmMass number A:139 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:61 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:78Isotopic mass:138.91680(15) u (atomic weight of Promethium-139)Nuclide mass:138.8833392 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-77.5003 MeVMass defect:1.2363904 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:1151.69023926 MeV (per nucleus)
8.28554129 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 10.63(3) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 2.771(18) MeV (first proton)Half-life:4.15(5) minDecay constant λ:0.0027837236167066 s-1Specific activity α:1.21478085035 × 10+19 Bq g-1
328319148.74541 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)(5/2)+Year of discovery:1967
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 4.15(5) min (minutes) respectively 2.49 × 102 seconds s.
Decay mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy (intensity) |
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EC/β+ | 139Nd | 100% | 4.51(3) MeV | |
Parent Nuclides
Direct parent isotope is: 139Sm.
Nuclear Isomers
Nuclear isomers or excited states with the activation energy in keV related to the ground state.
Nuclear Isomer | Excitation Energy | Half-life | Spin |
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139mPm | 188.7(3) keV | 0.18(2) s | (11/2)- |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 78) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 139) with Promethium-139. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
Z | Isotone N = 78 | Isobar A = 139 |
43 | 121Tc | |
44 | 122Ru | |
45 | 123Rh | |
46 | 124Pd | |
47 | 125Ag | |
48 | 126Cd | |
49 | 127In | |
50 | 128Sn | 139Sn |
51 | 129Sb | 139Sb |
52 | 130Te | 139Te |
53 | 131I | 139I |
54 | 132Xe | 139Xe |
55 | 133Cs | 139Cs |
56 | 134Ba | 139Ba |
57 | 135La | 139La |
58 | 136Ce | 139Ce |
59 | 137Pr | 139Pr |
60 | 138Nd | 139Nd |
61 | 139Pm | 139Pm |
62 | 140Sm | 139Sm |
63 | 141Eu | 139Eu |
64 | 142Gd | 139Gd |
65 | 143Tb | 139Tb |
66 | 144Dy | 139Dy |
67 | 145Ho | |
68 | 146Er | |
69 | 147Tm | |
70 | 148Yb | |
71 | 149Lu | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-20
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