Template:Isotopes table/doc

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This template contains the table header and table footer of the large isotopes table (ca. 12 columns. See for example Isotopes of uranium § List of isotopes). The individual rows (one for each isotope) are not by template.

Usage

The template provides a standardised table header for a List of isotopes, as is used in each of the 118 Isotopes of <element> articles. Parameters allow for adjustment of the table header structure, references and table footnotes. This header does not change existing rows: values, isotope-specific footnotes, structure, nor split decay routes as of 2019-06^[update].

The parameters are

|symbol= will do various settings, including appropriate natural abundance column headers

|refs= will add an inline reference(s) for any 2016 data update. E.g., {{NUBASE2016}}

|notes= will add multiple footnotes, mostly notational clarifications (like for "^m", "SF"), and optional column headers like "Historical name"

The table is closed by adding {{Isotopes table/footer}}. General appearance in source:

{{Isotopes table
|symbol=He
|refs=NUBASE2016, AME2016 II
|notes=histname, mass#, daughter-nst, CD, SF
}}
|-
| <!-- (table row with single isotope) -->
|
|
|-
| <!-- (table row with single isotope) -->
|
|
{{Isotopes table/footer}}

Parameter options (quick list)

|symbol=H, He, ..., Og: per article title, required
|refs=NUBASE2020, NUBASE2016, AME2020 II, AME2016 II, CIAAW2016abundance: inline references
|notes=m, histname, resonance, unc(), mass#, exen#, hl#, spin#, spin(), hl-nst, daughter-st, daughter-nst, CD, EC, IT, SF, n, p, discoveryname

Parameter options

References: NUBASE, AME, CIAAW, IsotopeFRIB, IsomerFRIB

|refs=NUBASE2016, NUBASE2020, AME2016 II, AME2020 II, CIAAW2016abundance, IsotopeFRIB, IsomerFRIB: adds inline references on data sources

Notes: |refs=AME2020 I (the research paper) is not implemented in this table. Request can be made at WT:ELEMENTS).

Nuclide^[1]	Z	N	Isotopic mass (Da)^[2] ^[3]^[4]	Half-life	Decay mode	Daughter isotope	Spin and parity	Natural abundance^[5] (mole fraction)
Nuclide^[1]	Z	N	Isotopic mass (Da)^[2] ^[3]^[4]	Half-life	Decay mode	Daughter isotope	Spin and parity	Normal proportion	Range of variation
This table header & footer: view

|refs=NUBASE2020 adds {{NUBASE2020}} with <ref name="NUBASE2020">:

Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Audi, G. (2021). "The NUBASE2020 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 45 (3) 030001. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abddae.

|refs=NUBASE2016 adds {{NUBASE2016}} with <ref name="NUBASE2016">:

Audi, G.; Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S. (2017). "The NUBASE2016 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 41 (3) 030001. Bibcode:2017ChPhC..41c0001A. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/41/3/030001.

|refs=AME2020 II adds {{AME2020 II}} with <ref name="AME2016 II">:

Wang, Meng; Huang, W.J.; Kondev, F.G.; Audi, G.; Naimi, S. (2021). "The AME 2020 atomic mass evaluation (II). Tables, graphs and references*". Chinese Physics C. 45 (3) 030003. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abddaf.

|refs=AME2016 II adds {{AME2016 II}} with <ref name="AME2016 II">:

Wang, M.; Audi, G.; Kondev, F. G.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Xu, X. (2017). "The AME2016 atomic mass evaluation (II). Tables, graphs, and references". Chinese Physics C. 41 (3) 030003. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/41/3/030003.

|refs=CIAAW2016abundance adds {{CIAAW2016abundance}} with <ref name="CIAAW2016abundance">:

Meija, Juris; Coplen, Tyler B.; et al. (2016). "Isotopic compositions of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)" (PDF). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 88 (3). doi:10.1515/pac-2015-0503.

|refs=IsotopeFRIB adds {{IsotopeFRIB}} with <ref name="IsotopeFRIB">:

FRIB Nuclear Data Group. "Discovery of Nuclides Project, Isotope Database". doi:10.11578/frib/2279152.

|refs=IsomerFRIB adds {{IsomerFRIB}} with <ref name="IsomerFRIB">:

FRIB Nuclear Data Group. "Discovery of Nuclides Project, Isomer Database". doi:10.11578/frib/2572219.

More references in § References overview.

Column and row variants

Nuclide	Historic name	Z	N	Isotopic mass (Da)	Discovery year	Half-life [resonance width]	Decay mode	Daughter isotope	Spin and parity	Natural abundance (mole fraction)		Note
Nuclide	Historic name	Excitation energy			Discovery year	Half-life [resonance width]	Decay mode	Daughter isotope	Spin and parity	Normal proportion	Range of variation	Note
This table header & footer: view

These header options are set by |notes=:

+ Historic name column:

opt-in by setting |notes=histname (some 11 elements, as of June 2019)

+ Excitation energy data, in eV: the isotope row has a 2nd row with ^mXx isotope

opt-in by setting |notes=m (some 100 elements)

+ Discovery year column:

opt-in by setting |notes=discoveryname (started implementation in April 2026)

+ [resonance width] wikilink added in header Half-life:

opt-in by setting |notes=resonance (some 10 elements)

+ Note column, free text:

opt-in by setting |notes=note

These columns are added per |symbol=:

+ Natural abundance (only traces in nature):

opt-in Tc, Pm, Po, At, Rn, Fr, Ra, Ac, Np, Pu (10x, as of June 2019) (list maintained here)

+ Natural abundance 2 columns: abundance in nature, and range of variation:

opt-out Am, Cm, Bk, Cf, Es, Fm, Md, No, Lr, Rf, Db, Sg, Bh, Hs, Mt, Ds, Rg, Cn, Nh, Fl, Mc, Lv, Ts, Og (24x, same list)

and (as of June 2019) (list maintained here)

Table footnotes

|notes=histname, resonance,
m, mass#, unc(), hl#, spin#, exen#, hl-nst, daughter-nst, daughter-st, spin(),
A, B+, EC, B-, CD, IT, SF, n, p, discoveryname

The input order is not relevant. Sequence shown is the order of appearance in the header (so ^m lists first, spin() last).

Illustrating the column and option it relates to:

Nuclide ^{[n 1]}	Historic name	Z	Isotopic mass (Da) ^{[n 2]}^{[n 3]}	Half-life ^{[n 4]}^{[n 5]} [resonance width]	Decay mode ^{[n 6]}	Daughter isotope ^{[n 7]}^{[n 8]}	Spin and parity ^{[n 9]}^{[n 5]}	Natural abundance (mole fraction)
Nuclide ^{[n 1]}	Historic name	Excitation energy^{[n 5]}		Half-life ^{[n 4]}^{[n 5]} [resonance width]	Decay mode ^{[n 6]}	Daughter isotope ^{[n 7]}^{[n 8]}	Spin and parity ^{[n 9]}^{[n 5]}	Normal proportion	Range of variation
`\|refs=NUBASE2016`			`AME2016 II`					`CIAAW2016abundance`
`\|notes=m`	`histname`	`exen#`	`unc(), mass#`	`resonance,` `hl#, hl-nst`	`A, B+, EC, B-, CD, IT, SF, n, p`	`daughter-nst,` `daughter-st`	`spin(), spin#`
This table header & footer: view

↑ ^mXx – 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).
↑ Bold half-life – nearly stable, half-life longer than age of universe.
1 2 3 # – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).
↑ Modes of decay:

α: Alpha decay

β⁺: Positron emission

EC: Electron capture

β⁻: Beta decay

CD: Cluster decay

IT: Isomeric transition

SF: Spontaneous fission

n: Neutron emission

p: Proton emission
↑ Bold italics symbol as daughter – Daughter product is nearly stable.
↑ Bold symbol as daughter – Daughter product is stable.
↑ ( ) spin value – Indicates spin with weak assignment arguments.

Footnote texts

v t e Table footnote options
Topic	`\|notes=` code	Text shown	Note
isomer	`m`
( ) uncertainty (1σ)	`unc()`
# derived value (TMS)	`mass#`		TMS^[6]
stability	`hl-nst`
# derived value (TNN)	`hl#, spin#, exen#`		TNN^[7]
modes of decay	`CD, EC, SF, IT, n, p`
stability	`daughter-st`
stability	`daughter-nst`
( ) in spin	`spin()`

* Texts are maintained in {{Isotopes table/ref_group}}

In-row footnotes

In-row footnotes for individual isotopes can be added like:

²⁶⁶Hs<ref group=n>Not directly synthesized, occurs as decay product of ²⁷⁰Ds</ref> →

²⁶⁶Hs^{[n 1]}

↑ Not directly synthesized, occurs as decay product of ²⁷⁰Ds

It is also possible to add a Notes column, and write the remark directly in a cell.

|notes=note

|-
|<sup>266</sup>Hs
|
...
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| Not directly synthesized, occurs as decay product of <sup>270</sup>Ds

Template Data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Isotopes table in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Isotopes table

Adds a header to the List of isotopes

Template parameters
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
symbol	`symbol`	no description Example Hg	String	required
refs	`refs`	NUBASE2016, AME2016 II, CIAAW2016abundance	Unknown	optional
notes	`notes`	no description Example m, histname, resonance, unc(), mass#, exen#, hl#, spin#, spin(), hl-nst, daughter-st, daughter-nst, CD, EC, IT, SF, n, p, discoveryname	Unknown	optional
doc	`doc`	no description	Unknown	optional
test	`test`	no description	Unknown	optional

Documentation parameters

Two parameters are available for documentation:

|test=yes will show the parameter input (feedback)
|doc=yes shows colored columnheaders as used in #Column and row variants

Todo

Provide option to add hardcoded references in header (next to predefined "|ref=NUBASE2020" code).

References

↑ Half-life, decay mode, nuclear spin, and isotopic composition is sourced in:
Audi, G.; Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S. (2017). "The NUBASE2016 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 41 (3) 030001. Bibcode:2017ChPhC..41c0001A. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/41/3/030001.
↑ Wang, M.; Audi, G.; Kondev, F. G.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Xu, X. (2017). "The AME2016 atomic mass evaluation (II). Tables, graphs, and references". Chinese Physics C. 41 (3) 030003. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/41/3/030003.
↑ FRIB Nuclear Data Group. "Discovery of Nuclides Project, Isotope Database". doi:10.11578/frib/2279152.
↑ FRIB Nuclear Data Group. "Discovery of Nuclides Project, Isomer Database". doi:10.11578/frib/2572219.
↑ Meija, Juris; Coplen, Tyler B.; et al. (2016). "Isotopic compositions of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)" (PDF). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 88 (3). doi:10.1515/pac-2015-0503.
↑ TMS: trends from the Mass Surface. Marked # in atomic mass: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from TMS ({{AME2020 I}})
↑ TNN: trends of neighboring nuclides. Marked # in excitation energy, halflife, spin & parity: {{NUBASE2020}}. Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Audi, G. (2021). "The NUBASE2020 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 45 (3) 030001. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abddae.

[6] Xx – Excited nuclear isomer.

[7] ( ) – Uncertainty (1σ) is given in concise form in parentheses after the corresponding last digits.

[TMS-8] # – Atomic mass marked #: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from trends from the Mass Surface (TMS).

[9] Bold half-life – nearly stable, half-life longer than age of universe.

[TNN-10] 1 2 3 # – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).

[11] Modes of decay:

α: Alpha decay

β⁺: Positron emission

EC: Electron capture

β⁻: Beta decay

CD: Cluster decay

IT: Isomeric transition

SF: Spontaneous fission

n: Neutron emission

p: Proton emission

[12] Bold italics symbol as daughter – Daughter product is nearly stable.

[13] Bold symbol as daughter – Daughter product is stable.

[14] ( ) spin value – Indicates spin with weak assignment arguments.

[17] Not directly synthesized, occurs as decay product of ²⁷⁰Ds

[NUBASE2016-1] Half-life, decay mode, nuclear spin, and isotopic composition is sourced in:
Audi, G.; Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S. (2017). "The NUBASE2016 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 41 (3) 030001. Bibcode:2017ChPhC..41c0001A. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/41/3/030001.

[AME2016_II-2] Wang, M.; Audi, G.; Kondev, F. G.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Xu, X. (2017). "The AME2016 atomic mass evaluation (II). Tables, graphs, and references". Chinese Physics C. 41 (3) 030003. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/41/3/030003.

[IsotopeFRIB-3] FRIB Nuclear Data Group. "Discovery of Nuclides Project, Isotope Database". doi:10.11578/frib/2279152.

[IsomerFRIB-4] FRIB Nuclear Data Group. "Discovery of Nuclides Project, Isomer Database". doi:10.11578/frib/2572219.

[CIAAW2016abundance-5] Meija, Juris; Coplen, Tyler B.; et al. (2016). "Isotopic compositions of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)" (PDF). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 88 (3). doi:10.1515/pac-2015-0503.

[15] TMS: trends from the Mass Surface. Marked # in atomic mass: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from TMS ({{AME2020 I}})

[16] TNN: trends of neighboring nuclides. Marked # in excitation energy, halflife, spin & parity: {{NUBASE2020}}. Kondev, F. G.; Wang, M.; Huang, W. J.; Naimi, S.; Audi, G. (2021). "The NUBASE2020 evaluation of nuclear properties" (PDF). Chinese Physics C. 45 (3) 030001. doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abddae.

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