Isotopes of thulium
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Naturally occurring thulium (69Tm) is composed of one stable isotope, 169Tm (100% natural abundance). Thirty-six radioisotopes have been characterized, with the most stable being 171Tm with a half-life of 1.92 years, 170Tm with a half-life of 128.6 days, 168Tm with a half-life of 93.1 days, and 167Tm with a half-life of 9.25 days. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 64 hours, and the majority of these have half-lives that are less than 2 minutes. This element also has 26 meta states, with the most stable being 164mTm (t1/2 5.1 minutes), 160mTm (t1/2 74.5 seconds) and 155mTm (t1/2 45 seconds).
The isotopes of thulium range in atomic weight from 143.97 u (144Tm) to 178.95534 u (179Tm). The primary decay mode before the most abundant stable isotope, 169Tm, is electron capture, and the primary mode after is beta emission. The primary decay products before 169Tm are erbium isotopes, and the primary products after are ytterbium isotopes. All isotopes of thulium are either radioactive or, in the case of 169Tm, observationally stable, meaning that 169Tm is predicted to be radioactive but no actual decay has been observed.
List of isotopes
Nuclide [n 1] |
Z | N | Isotopic mass (Da) [n 2][n 3] |
Half-life [n 4] |
Decay mode [n 5] |
Daughter isotope [n 6] |
Spin and parity [n 7][n 4] |
Isotopic abundance | |||||||||||
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Excitation energy[n 4] | |||||||||||||||||||
144Tm[4] | 69 | 75 | 1.9+1.2 −0.5 μs |
p | 143Er | (10+) | |||||||||||||
145Tm | 69 | 76 | 144.97007(43)# | 3.1(3) μs | p | 144Er | (11/2−) | ||||||||||||
146Tm | 69 | 77 | 145.96643(43)# | 240(30) ms | p | 145Er | (6−) | ||||||||||||
β+ (rare) | 146Er | ||||||||||||||||||
146mTm | 71(6) keV | 72(23) ms | p | 145Er | (10+) | ||||||||||||||
β+ (rare) | 146Er | ||||||||||||||||||
147Tm | 69 | 78 | 146.96096(32)# | 0.58(3) s | β+ (85%) | 147Er | 11/2− | ||||||||||||
p (15%) | 146Er | ||||||||||||||||||
147mTm | 60(5) keV | 360(40) μs | 3/2+ | ||||||||||||||||
148Tm | 69 | 79 | 147.95784(43)# | 0.7(2) s | β+ | 148Er | (10+) | ||||||||||||
148mTm | 0.7 s | ||||||||||||||||||
149Tm | 69 | 80 | 148.95272(32)# | 0.9(2) s | β+ (99.74%) | 149Er | (11/2−) | ||||||||||||
β+, p (.26%) | 148Ho | ||||||||||||||||||
150Tm | 69 | 81 | 149.94996(21)# | 3# s | β+ | 150Er | (1+) | ||||||||||||
150m1Tm | 140(140)# keV | 2.20(6) s | β+ (98.8%) | 150Er | (6−) | ||||||||||||||
β+, p (1.2%) | 149Ho | ||||||||||||||||||
150m2Tm | 810(140)# keV | 5.2(3) ms | (10+) | ||||||||||||||||
151Tm | 69 | 82 | 150.945483(22) | 4.17(10) s | β+ | 151Er | (11/2−) | ||||||||||||
151m1Tm | 92(7) keV | 6.6(14) s | β+ | 151Er | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||||
151m2Tm | 2655.67(22) keV | 451(24) ns | (27/2−) | ||||||||||||||||
152Tm | 69 | 83 | 151.94442(8) | 8.0(10) s | β+ | 152Er | (2#)− | ||||||||||||
152m1Tm | 100(80)# keV | 5.2(6) s | β+ | 152Er | (9)+ | ||||||||||||||
152m2Tm | 2555.05(19)+X keV | 294(12) ns | (17+) | ||||||||||||||||
153Tm | 69 | 84 | 152.942012(20) | 1.48(1) s | α (91%) | 149Ho | (11/2−) | ||||||||||||
β+ (9%) | 153Er | ||||||||||||||||||
153mTm | 43.2(2) keV | 2.5(2) s | α (92%) | 149Ho | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||||
β+ (8%) | 153Er | ||||||||||||||||||
154Tm | 69 | 85 | 153.941568(15) | 8.1(3) s | β+ (56%) | 154Er | (2−) | ||||||||||||
α (44%) | 150Ho | ||||||||||||||||||
154mTm | 70(50) keV | 3.30(7) s | α (90%) | 150Ho | (9+) | ||||||||||||||
β+ (10%) | 154Er | ||||||||||||||||||
155Tm | 69 | 86 | 154.939199(14) | 21.6(2) s | β+ (98.1%) | 155Er | (11/2−) | ||||||||||||
α (1.9%) | 151Ho | ||||||||||||||||||
155mTm | 41(6) keV | 45(3) s | β+ (92%) | 155Er | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||||
α (8%) | 151Ho | ||||||||||||||||||
156Tm | 69 | 87 | 155.938980(17) | 83.8(18) s | β+ (99.93%) | 156Er | 2− | ||||||||||||
α (.064%) | 152Er | ||||||||||||||||||
156mTm | 203.6(5) keV | ~400 ns | (11−) | ||||||||||||||||
157Tm | 69 | 88 | 156.93697(3) | 3.63(9) min | β+ | 157Er | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||
158Tm | 69 | 89 | 157.936980(27) | 3.98(6) min | β+ | 158Er | 2− | ||||||||||||
158mTm | 50(100)# keV | ~20 ns | (5+) | ||||||||||||||||
159Tm | 69 | 90 | 158.93498(3) | 9.13(16) min | β+ | 159Er | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
160Tm | 69 | 91 | 159.93526(4) | 9.4(3) min | β+ | 160Er | 1− | ||||||||||||
160m1Tm | 70(20) keV | 74.5(15) s | IT (85%) | 160Tm | 5(+#) | ||||||||||||||
β+ (15%) | 160Er | ||||||||||||||||||
160m2Tm | 98.2+X keV | ~200 ns | (8) | ||||||||||||||||
161Tm | 69 | 92 | 160.93355(3) | 30.2(8) min | β+ | 161Er | 7/2+ | ||||||||||||
161m1Tm | 7.4(2) keV | 5# min | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||||||
161m2Tm | 78.20(3) keV | 110(3) ns | 7/2− | ||||||||||||||||
162Tm | 69 | 93 | 161.933995(28) | 21.70(19) min | β+ | 162Er | 1− | ||||||||||||
162mTm | 130(40) keV | 24.3(17) s | IT (82%) | 162Tm | 5+ | ||||||||||||||
β+ (18%) | 162Er | ||||||||||||||||||
163Tm | 69 | 94 | 162.932651(6) | 1.810(5) h | β+ | 163Er | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||
164Tm | 69 | 95 | 163.93356(3) | 2.0(1) min | β+ | 164Er | 1+ | ||||||||||||
164mTm | 10(6) keV | 5.1(1) min | IT (80%) | 164Tm | 6− | ||||||||||||||
β+ (20%) | 164Er | ||||||||||||||||||
165Tm | 69 | 96 | 164.932435(4) | 30.06(3) h | β+ | 165Er | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||
166Tm | 69 | 97 | 165.933554(13) | 7.70(3) h | β+ | 166Er | 2+ | ||||||||||||
166mTm | 122(8) keV | 340(25) ms | IT | 166Tm | 6− | ||||||||||||||
167Tm | 69 | 98 | 166.9328516(29) | 9.25(2) d | EC | 167Er | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||
167m1Tm | 179.480(19) keV | 1.16(6) μs | (7/2)+ | ||||||||||||||||
167m2Tm | 292.820(20) keV | 0.9(1) μs | 7/2− | ||||||||||||||||
168Tm | 69 | 99 | 167.934173(3) | 93.1(2) d | β+ (99.99%) | 168Er | 3+ | ||||||||||||
β− (.01%) | 168Yb | ||||||||||||||||||
169Tm | 69 | 100 | 168.9342133(27) | Observationally Stable[n 8] | 1/2+ | 1.0000 | |||||||||||||
170Tm | 69 | 101 | 169.9358014(27) | 128.6(3) d | β− (99.86%) | 170Yb | 1− | ||||||||||||
EC (.14%) | 170Er | ||||||||||||||||||
170mTm | 183.197(4) keV | 4.12(13) μs | (3)+ | ||||||||||||||||
171Tm | 69 | 102 | 170.9364294(28) | 1.92(1) y | β− | 171Yb | 1/2+ | ||||||||||||
171mTm | 424.9560(15) keV | 2.60(2) μs | 7/2− | ||||||||||||||||
172Tm | 69 | 103 | 171.938400(6) | 63.6(2) h | β− | 172Yb | 2− | ||||||||||||
173Tm | 69 | 104 | 172.939604(5) | 8.24(8) h | β− | 173Yb | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||
173mTm | 317.73(20) keV | 10(3) μs | (7/2−) | ||||||||||||||||
174Tm | 69 | 105 | 173.94217(5) | 5.4(1) min | β− | 174Yb | (4)− | ||||||||||||
175Tm | 69 | 106 | 174.94384(5) | 15.2(5) min | β− | 175Yb | (1/2+) | ||||||||||||
176Tm | 69 | 107 | 175.94699(11) | 1.85(3) min | β− | 176Yb | (4+) | ||||||||||||
177Tm | 69 | 108 | 176.94904(32)# | 90(6) s | β− | 177Yb | (7/2−) | ||||||||||||
178Tm | 69 | 109 | 177.95264(43)# | 30# s | β− | 178Yb | |||||||||||||
179Tm | 69 | 110 | 178.95534(54)# | 20# s | β− | 179Yb | 1/2+# | ||||||||||||
This table header & footer: |
- ^ mTm – Excited nuclear isomer.
- ^ ( ) – Uncertainty (1σ) is given in concise form in parentheses after the corresponding last digits.
- ^ # – Atomic mass marked #: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from trends from the Mass Surface (TMS).
- ^ a b c # – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).
- ^
Modes of decay:
EC: Electron capture IT: Isomeric transition
p: Proton emission - ^ Bold symbol as daughter – Daughter product is stable.
- ^ ( ) spin value – Indicates spin with weak assignment arguments.
- ^ Believed to undergo α decay to 165Ho
Thulium-170
Thulium-170 has a half-life of 128.6 days, decaying by β− decay about 99.87% of the time and electron capture the remaining 0.13% of the time.[1] Due to its low-energy X-ray emissions, it has been proposed for radiotherapy[5] and as a source in a radiothermal generator.[6]
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