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Standard atomic weightAr°(Eu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Naturally occurringeuropium (63Eu) is composed of twoisotopes,151Eu and153Eu, with153Eu being the most abundant (52.2%natural abundance). While153Eu is observationally stable (theoretically can undergoalpha decay with half-life over 5.5×1017 years),151Eu was found in 2007 to be unstable and undergoalpha decay.[4] Thehalf-life is measured to be (4.62 ± 0.95(stat.) ± 0.68(syst.)) × 1018 years[5] which corresponds to 1 alpha decay per two minutes in every kilogram of natural europium. Besides the natural radioisotope151Eu, 36 artificial radioisotopes have been characterized, with the most stable being150Eu with ahalf-life of 36.9 years,152Eu with a half-life of 13.516 years,154Eu with a half-life of 8.593 years, and155Eu with a half-life of 4.7612 years. The majority of the remainingradioactive isotopes, which range from130Eu to170Eu, have half-lives that are less than 12.2 seconds. This element also has 18metastable isomers, with the most stable being150mEu (t1/2 12.8 hours),152m1Eu (t1/2 9.3116 hours) and152m5Eu (t1/2 96 minutes).
The primarydecay mode before the most abundant stable isotope,153Eu, iselectron capture, and the primary mode after isbeta decay. The primarydecay products before153Eu areisotopes of samarium and the primary products after areisotopes of gadolinium.
Nuclide [n 1] | Z | N | Isotopic mass(Da)[6] [n 2][n 3] | Half-life[1] [n 4][n 5] | Decay mode[1] [n 6] | Daughter isotope [n 7][n 8] | Spin and parity[1] [n 9][n 5] | Natural abundance(mole fraction) | |||||||||||
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Excitation energy[n 5] | Normal proportion[1] | Range of variation | |||||||||||||||||
130Eu | 63 | 67 | 129.96402(58)# | 1.0(4) ms | p | 129Sm | (1+) | ||||||||||||
131Eu | 63 | 68 | 130.95763(43)# | 17.8(19) ms | p (89%) | 130Sm | 3/2+ | ||||||||||||
β+ (?%) | 131Sm | ||||||||||||||||||
β+, p (?%) | 130Pm | ||||||||||||||||||
134Eu | 63 | 71 | 133.94654(32)# | 0.5(2) s | β+ | 134Sm | |||||||||||||
β+, p (?%) | 133Pm | ||||||||||||||||||
135Eu | 63 | 72 | 134.94187(21)# | 1.5(2) s | β+ | 135Sm | 5/2+# | ||||||||||||
136Eu | 63 | 73 | 135.93962(21)# | 3.3(3) s | β+ (99.91%) | 136Sm | 6+# | ||||||||||||
β+, p (0.09%) | 135Pm | ||||||||||||||||||
136mEu[n 10] | 100(100)# keV | 3.8(3) s | β+ (99.91%) | 136Sm | 1+# | ||||||||||||||
β+, p (0.09%) | 135Pm | ||||||||||||||||||
137Eu | 63 | 74 | 136.9354307(47) | 8.4(5) s | β+ | 137Sm | 5/2+# | ||||||||||||
138Eu | 63 | 75 | 137.933709(30) | 5# s | 2−# | ||||||||||||||
138mEu[n 10] | 100(50)# keV | 12.1(6) s | β+ | 138Sm | 7−# | ||||||||||||||
139Eu | 63 | 76 | 138.929792(14) | 17.9(6) s | β+ | 139Sm | (11/2)− | ||||||||||||
139mEu | 148.3(3) keV | 10(2) μs | IT | 139Eu | (7/2+) | ||||||||||||||
140Eu | 63 | 77 | 139.928088(55) | 1.51(2) s | β+ (95.1%) | 140Sm | 1+ | ||||||||||||
EC (4.9%) | |||||||||||||||||||
140m1Eu | 210(14) keV | 125(2) ms | IT (>99%) | 140Eu | (5−) | ||||||||||||||
β+ (>1%) | 140Sm | ||||||||||||||||||
140m2Eu | 669(14) keV | 299.8(21) ns | IT | 140Eu | (8+) | ||||||||||||||
141Eu | 63 | 78 | 140.924932(14) | 40.7(7) s | β+ | 141Sm | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
141mEu | 96.45(7) keV | 2.7(3) s | IT (86%) | 141Eu | 11/2− | ||||||||||||||
β+ (14%) | 141Sm | ||||||||||||||||||
142Eu | 63 | 79 | 141.923447(32) | 2.36(10) s | β+ (89.9%) | 142Sm | 1+ | ||||||||||||
EC (11.1%) | 142Sm | ||||||||||||||||||
142mEu | 450(30) keV | 1.223(8) min | β+ | 142Sm | 8− | ||||||||||||||
143Eu | 63 | 80 | 142.920299(12) | 2.59(2) min | β+ | 143Sm | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
143mEu | 389.51(4) keV | 50.0(5) μs | IT | 143Eu | 11/2− | ||||||||||||||
144Eu | 63 | 81 | 143.918819(12) | 10.2(1) s | β+ | 144Sm | 1+ | ||||||||||||
144mEu | 1127.6(6) keV | 1.0(1) μs | IT | 144Eu | 8− | ||||||||||||||
145Eu | 63 | 82 | 144.9162727(33) | 5.93(4) d | β+ | 145Sm | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
145mEu | 716.0(3) keV | 490(30) ns | IT | 145Eu | 11/2− | ||||||||||||||
146Eu | 63 | 83 | 145.9172109(65) | 4.61(3) d | β+ | 146Sm | 4− | ||||||||||||
146mEu | 666.33(11) keV | 235(3) μs | IT | 146Eu | 9+ | ||||||||||||||
147Eu | 63 | 84 | 146.9167524(28) | 24.1(6) d | β+ | 147Sm | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
α (0.0022%) | 143Pm | ||||||||||||||||||
147mEu | 625.27(5) keV | 765(15) ns | IT | 147Eu | 11/2− | ||||||||||||||
148Eu | 63 | 85 | 147.918091(11) | 54.5(5) d | β+ | 148Sm | 5− | ||||||||||||
α (9.4×10−7%) | 144Pm | ||||||||||||||||||
148mEu | 720.4(3) keV | 162(8) ns | IT | 148Eu | 9+ | ||||||||||||||
149Eu | 63 | 86 | 148.9179369(42) | 93.1(4) d | EC | 149Sm | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
149mEu | 496.386(2) keV | 2.45(5) μs | IT | 149Eu | 11/2− | ||||||||||||||
150Eu | 63 | 87 | 149.9197071(67) | 36.9(9) y | β+ | 150Sm | 5− | ||||||||||||
150mEu | 41.7(10) keV | 12.8(1) h | β− (89%) | 150Gd | 0− | ||||||||||||||
β+ (11%) | 150Sm | ||||||||||||||||||
IT (<5×10−8%)[7] | 150Eu | ||||||||||||||||||
151Eu[n 11] | 63 | 88 | 150.9198566(13) | 4.6(12)×1018 y | α | 147Pm | 5/2+ | 0.4781(6) | |||||||||||
151mEu | 196.245(10) keV | 58.9(5) μs | IT | 151Eu | 11/2− | ||||||||||||||
152Eu | 63 | 89 | 151.9217510(13) | 13.517(6) y | β+ (72.08%) | 152Sm | 3− | ||||||||||||
β− (27.92%) | 152Gd | ||||||||||||||||||
152m1Eu | 45.5998(4) keV | 9.3116(13) h | β− (73%) | 152Gd | 0− | ||||||||||||||
β+ (27%) | 152Sm | ||||||||||||||||||
152m2Eu | 65.2969(4) keV | 940(80) ns | IT | 152Eu | 1− | ||||||||||||||
152m3Eu | 78.2331(4) keV | 165(10) ns | IT | 152Eu | 1+ | ||||||||||||||
152m4Eu | 89.8496(4) keV | 384(10) ns | IT | 152Eu | 4+ | ||||||||||||||
152m5Eu | 147.86(10) keV | 95.8(4) min | IT | 152Eu | 8− | ||||||||||||||
153Eu[n 12] | 63 | 90 | 152.9212368(13) | Observationally Stable[n 13][8][9] | 5/2+ | 0.5219(6) | |||||||||||||
153mEu | 1771.0(4) keV | 475(10) ns | IT | 153Eu | 19/2− | ||||||||||||||
154Eu[n 12] | 63 | 91 | 153.9229857(13) | 8.592(3) y | β− (99.98%) | 154Gd | 3− | ||||||||||||
EC (0.018%) | 154Sm | ||||||||||||||||||
154m1Eu | 68.1702(4) keV | 2.2(1) μs | IT | 154Eu | 2+ | ||||||||||||||
154m2Eu | 145.3(3) keV | 46.3(4) min | IT | 154Eu | (8−) | ||||||||||||||
155Eu[n 12] | 63 | 92 | 154.9228998(13) | 4.742(8) y | β− | 155Gd | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
156Eu[n 12] | 63 | 93 | 155.9247630(38) | 15.19(8) d | β− | 156Gd | 0+ | ||||||||||||
157Eu | 63 | 94 | 156.9254326(45) | 15.18(3) h | β− | 157Gd | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
158Eu | 63 | 95 | 157.9277822(22) | 45.9(2) min | β− | 158Gd | 1− | ||||||||||||
159Eu | 63 | 96 | 158.9290995(46) | 18.1(1) min | β− | 159Gd | 5/2+ | ||||||||||||
160Eu | 63 | 97 | 159.93183698(97) | 42.6(5) s | β− | 160Gd | (5−) | ||||||||||||
160mEu | 93.0(12) keV | 30.8(5) s | IT | 160Eu | (1−) | ||||||||||||||
161Eu | 63 | 98 | 160.933664(11) | 26.2(23) s | β− | 161Gd | 5/2+# | ||||||||||||
162Eu | 63 | 99 | 161.9369583(14) | ~10 s | β− | 162Gd | 1+# | ||||||||||||
162mEu | 158.0(17) keV | 15.0(5) s | IT | 162Eu | (6+) | ||||||||||||||
163Eu | 63 | 100 | 162.93926551(97) | 7.7(4) s | β− | 163Gd | 5/2+# | ||||||||||||
163mEu | 964.5(5) keV | 911(24) ns | IT | 163Eu | (13/2−) | ||||||||||||||
164Eu | 63 | 101 | 163.9428529(22) | 4.16(19) s | β− | 164Gd | 3−# | ||||||||||||
165Eu | 63 | 102 | 164.9455401(56) | 2.163+0.139 −0.120 s[10] | β− | 165Gd | 5/2+# | ||||||||||||
166Eu | 63 | 103 | 165.94981(11)# | 1.277+0.100 −0.145 s[10] | β− (99.37%) | 166Gd | 0−# | ||||||||||||
β−, n (0.63%) | 165Gd | ||||||||||||||||||
167Eu | 63 | 104 | 166.95301(43)# | 852+76 −54 ms[10] | β− (98.05%) | 167Gd | 5/2+# | ||||||||||||
β−, n (1.95%) | 166Gd | ||||||||||||||||||
168Eu | 63 | 105 | 167.95786(43)# | 440+48 −47 ms[10] | β− (96.05%) | 168Gd | 6−# | ||||||||||||
β−, n (3.95%) | 167Gd | ||||||||||||||||||
169Eu | 63 | 106 | 168.96172(54)# | 389+92 −88 ms[10] | β− (85.38%) | 169Gd | 5/2+# | ||||||||||||
β−, n (14.62%) | 168Gd | ||||||||||||||||||
170Eu | 63 | 107 | 169.96687(54)# | 197+74 −71 ms[10] | β− (>76%) | 170Gd | |||||||||||||
β−, n (<24%) | 169Gd | ||||||||||||||||||
This table header & footer: |
α: | Alpha decay |
β+: | Positron emission |
EC: | Electron capture |
β−: | Beta decay |
IT: | Isomeric transition |
p: | Proton emission |
t½ (year) | Yield (%) | Q (keV) | βγ | |
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155Eu | 4.76 | 0.0803 | 252 | βγ |
85Kr | 10.76 | 0.2180 | 687 | βγ |
113mCd | 14.1 | 0.0008 | 316 | β |
90Sr | 28.9 | 4.505 | 2826 | β |
137Cs | 30.23 | 6.337 | 1176 | βγ |
121mSn | 43.9 | 0.00005 | 390 | βγ |
151Sm | 94.6 | 0.5314 | 77 | β |
Europium-155 is afission product with ahalf-life of 4.76 years. It has a maximumdecay energy of 252keV. In athermal reactor (almost all currentnuclear power plants), it has a lowfission product yield, about half of one percent as much as the most abundant fission products.
155Eu's largeneutron capturecross section (about 3900 barns forthermal neutrons, 16000resonance integral) means that most of even the small amount produced is destroyed in the course of thenuclear fuel'sburnup. Yield, decay energy, and half-life are all far less than that of137Cs and90Sr, so155Eu is not a significant contributor tonuclear waste.
Some155Eu is also produced by successive neutron capture on153Eu (nonradioactive, 350 barns thermal, 1500 resonance integral, yield is about 5 times as great as155Eu) and154Eu (half-life 8.6 years, 1400 barns thermal, 1600 resonance integral, fission yield is extremely small because beta decay stops at154Sm). However, the differing cross sections mean that both155Eu and154Eu are destroyed faster than they are produced.
154Eu is a prolific emitter ofgamma radiation.[11]
Isotope | Half-life | Relative yield | Thermal neutron | Resonance integral |
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Eu-153 | Stable | 5 | 350 | 1500 |
Eu-154 | 8.6 years | Nearly 0 | 1500 | 1600 |
Eu-155 | 4.76 years | 1 | 3900 | 16000 |
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