Isotopes of barium

Isotopes of barium (₅₆Ba)
Standard atomic weight Ar°(Ba)
	137.327±0.007; 137.33±0.01 (abridged)[2][3];

Naturally occurring barium (₅₆Ba) is a mix of six stable isotopes and one very long-lived radioactive primordial isotope, barium-130, identified as being unstable by geochemical means (from analysis of the presence of its daughter xenon-130 in rocks) in 2001.[4] This nuclide decays by double electron capture (absorbing two electrons and emitting two neutrinos), with a half-life of (0.5–2.7)×10²¹ years (about 10¹¹ times the age of the universe).

There are a total of thirty-three known radioisotopes in addition to ¹³⁰Ba. The longest-lived of these is ¹³³Ba, which has a half-life of 10.51 years. All other radioisotopes have half-lives shorter than two weeks. The longest-lived isomer is ^133mBa, which has a half-life of 38.9 hours. The shorter-lived ^137mBa (half-life 2.55 minutes) arises as the decay product of the common fission product caesium-137.

Barium-114 is predicted to undergo cluster decay, emitting a nucleus of stable ¹²C to produce ¹⁰²Sn. However this decay is not yet observed; the upper limit on the branching ratio of such decay is 0.0034%.

List of isotopes

Nuclide [n 1]	Z	N	Isotopic mass (Da) [n 2][n 3]	Half-life	Decay mode [n 4]	Daughter isotope [n 5][n 6]	Spin and parity [n 7][n 8]	Natural abundance (mole fraction)
Nuclide [n 1]	Excitation energy			Half-life	Decay mode [n 4]	Daughter isotope [n 5][n 6]	Spin and parity [n 7][n 8]	Normal proportion	Range of variation
¹¹⁴Ba	56	58	113.95068(15)	530(230) ms [0.43(+30−15) s]	β⁺, p (99.59%)	¹¹³Xe	0+
					α (.37%)	¹¹⁰Xe
					β⁺ (.04%)	¹¹⁴Cs
					CD (<.0034%)[n 9]	¹⁰²Sn, ¹²C
¹¹⁵Ba	56	59	114.94737(64)#	0.45(5) s	β⁺	¹¹⁵Cs	(5/2+)#
¹¹⁵Ba	56	59	114.94737(64)#	0.45(5) s	β⁺, p	¹¹⁴Xe	(5/2+)#
¹¹⁶Ba	56	60	115.94138(43)#	1.3(2) s	β⁺	¹¹⁶Cs	0+
¹¹⁶Ba	56	60	115.94138(43)#	1.3(2) s	β⁺, p	¹¹⁵Xe	0+
¹¹⁷Ba	56	61	116.93850(32)#	1.75(7) s	β⁺	¹¹⁷Cs	(3/2)(+#)
					β⁺, α	¹¹³I
					β⁺, p	¹¹⁶Xe
¹¹⁸Ba	56	62	117.93304(21)#	5.2(2) s	β⁺	¹¹⁸Cs	0+
¹¹⁸Ba	56	62	117.93304(21)#	5.2(2) s	β⁺, p	¹¹⁷Xe	0+
¹¹⁹Ba	56	63	118.93066(21)	5.4(3) s	β⁺	¹¹⁹Cs	(5/2+)
¹¹⁹Ba	56	63	118.93066(21)	5.4(3) s	β⁺, p	¹¹⁸Xe	(5/2+)
¹²⁰Ba	56	64	119.92604(32)	24(2) s	β⁺	¹²⁰Cs	0+
¹²¹Ba	56	65	120.92405(15)	29.7(15) s	β⁺ (99.98%)	¹²¹Cs	5/2(+)
¹²¹Ba	56	65	120.92405(15)	29.7(15) s	β⁺, p (.02%)	¹²⁰Xe	5/2(+)
¹²²Ba	56	66	121.91990(3)	1.95(15) min	β⁺	¹²²Cs	0+
¹²³Ba	56	67	122.918781(13)	2.7(4) min	β⁺	¹²³Cs	5/2(+)
¹²⁴Ba	56	68	123.915094(13)	11.0(5) min	β⁺	¹²⁴Cs	0+
¹²⁵Ba	56	69	124.914473(12)	3.5(4) min	β⁺	¹²⁵Cs	1/2(+#)
¹²⁶Ba	56	70	125.911250(13)	100(2) min	β⁺	¹²⁶Cs	0+
¹²⁷Ba	56	71	126.911094(12)	12.7(4) min	β⁺	¹²⁷Cs	1/2+
^127mBa	80.33(12) keV			1.9(2) s	IT	¹²⁷Ba	7/2−
¹²⁸Ba	56	72	127.908318(11)	2.43(5) d	β⁺	¹²⁸Cs	0+
¹²⁹Ba	56	73	128.908679(12)	2.23(11) h	β⁺	¹²⁹Cs	1/2+
^129mBa	8.42(6) keV			2.16(2) h	β⁺	¹²⁹Cs	7/2+#
^129mBa	8.42(6) keV			2.16(2) h	IT	¹²⁹Ba	7/2+#
¹³⁰Ba[n 10]	56	74	129.9063208(30)	1.6(±1.1)×10²¹ y	Double EC	¹³⁰Xe	0+	0.00106(1)
^130mBa	2475.12(18) keV			9.54(14) ms	IT	¹³⁰Ba	8−
¹³¹Ba	56	75	130.906941(3)	11.50(6) d	β⁺	¹³¹Cs	1/2+
^131mBa	187.14(12) keV			14.6(2) min	IT	¹³¹Ba	9/2−
¹³²Ba	56	76	131.9050613(11)	Observationally Stable[n 11]			0+	0.00101(1)
¹³³Ba	56	77	132.9060075(11)	10.51(5) y	EC	¹³³Cs	1/2+
^133mBa	288.247(9) keV			38.9(1) h	IT (99.99%)	¹³³Ba	11/2−
^133mBa	288.247(9) keV			38.9(1) h	EC (.0096%)	¹³³Cs	11/2−
¹³⁴Ba	56	78	133.9045084(4)	Stable[n 12]			0+	0.02417(18)
¹³⁵Ba	56	79	134.9056886(4)	Stable[n 12]			3/2+	0.06592(12)
^135mBa	268.22(2) keV			28.7(2) h	IT	¹³⁵Ba	11/2−
¹³⁶Ba	56	80	135.9045759(4)	Stable[n 12]			0+	0.07854(24)
^136mBa	2030.466(18) keV			308.4(19) ms	IT	¹³⁶Ba	7−
¹³⁷Ba	56	81	136.9058274(5)	Stable[n 12]			3/2+	0.11232(24)
^137m1Ba	661.659(3) keV			2.552(1) min	IT	¹³⁷Ba	11/2−
^137m2Ba	2349.1(4) keV			0.59(10) µs			(17/2−)
¹³⁸Ba[n 13]	56	82	137.9052472(5)	Stable[n 12]			0+	0.71698(42)
^138mBa	2090.54(6) keV			800(100) ns			6+
¹³⁹Ba[n 13]	56	83	138.9088413(5)	83.06(28) min	β⁻	¹³⁹La	7/2−
¹⁴⁰Ba[n 13]	56	84	139.910605(9)	12.752(3) d	β⁻	¹⁴⁰La	0+
¹⁴¹Ba[n 13]	56	85	140.914411(9)	18.27(7) min	β⁻	¹⁴¹La	3/2−
¹⁴²Ba[n 13]	56	86	141.916453(7)	10.6(2) min	β⁻	¹⁴²La	0+
¹⁴³Ba[n 13]	56	87	142.920627(14)	14.5(3) s	β⁻	¹⁴³La	5/2−
¹⁴⁴Ba[n 13]	56	88	143.922953(14)	11.5(2) s	β⁻	¹⁴⁴La	0+
¹⁴⁵Ba	56	89	144.92763(8)	4.31(16) s	β⁻	¹⁴⁵La	5/2−
¹⁴⁶Ba	56	90	145.93022(8)	2.22(7) s	β⁻ (99.98%)	¹⁴⁶La	0+
¹⁴⁶Ba	56	90	145.93022(8)	2.22(7) s	β⁻, n (.02%)	¹⁴⁵La	0+
¹⁴⁷Ba	56	91	146.93495(22)#	0.893(1) s	β⁻ (99.94%)	¹⁴⁷La	(3/2+)
¹⁴⁷Ba	56	91	146.93495(22)#	0.893(1) s	β⁻, n (.06%)	¹⁴⁶La	(3/2+)
¹⁴⁸Ba	56	92	147.93772(9)	0.612(17) s	β⁻ (99.6%)	¹⁴⁸La	0+
¹⁴⁸Ba	56	92	147.93772(9)	0.612(17) s	β⁻, n (.4%)	¹⁴⁷La	0+
¹⁴⁹Ba	56	93	148.94258(21)#	344(7) ms	β⁻ (99.57%)	¹⁴⁹La	3/2−#
¹⁴⁹Ba	56	93	148.94258(21)#	344(7) ms	β⁻, n (.43%)	¹⁴⁸La	3/2−#
¹⁵⁰Ba	56	94	149.94568(43)#	300 ms	β⁻	¹⁵⁰La	0+
¹⁵⁰Ba	56	94	149.94568(43)#	300 ms	β⁻, n (rare)	¹⁴⁹La	0+
¹⁵¹Ba	56	95	150.95081(43)#	200# ms [>300 ns]	β⁻	¹⁵¹La	3/2−#
¹⁵²Ba	56	96	151.95427(54)#	100# ms	β⁻	¹⁵²La	0+
¹⁵³Ba	56	97	152.95961(86)#	80# ms	β⁻	¹⁵³La	5/2−#
This table header & footer:

^mBa – 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).
Modes of decay:

CD: Cluster decay

EC: Electron capture

IT: Isomeric transition

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.
# – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).
Cluster decay is predicted but had never been observed.
Primordial radioisotope
Believed to undergo β⁺β⁺ decay to ¹³²Xe with a half-life over 300×10¹⁸ years
Theoretically capable of spontaneous fission
Fission product

References

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.
"Standard Atomic Weights: Barium". CIAAW. 1985.
Prohaska, Thomas; Irrgeher, Johanna; Benefield, Jacqueline; et al. (2022-05-04). "Standard atomic weights of the elements 2021 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry. doi:10.1515/pac-2019-0603. ISSN 1365-3075.
Meshik, A.P.; Hohenberg, C.M.; Pravdivtseva, O.V.; Kapusta, Y.S. (2001). "Weak decay of ¹³⁰Ba and ¹³²Ba: Geochemical measurements". Physical Review C. 64 (3): 035205–1–035205–6. Bibcode:2001PhRvC..64c5205M. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.64.035205.

Isotope masses from:
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Isotopic compositions and standard atomic masses from:
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"News & Notices: Standard Atomic Weights Revised". International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. 19 October 2005.
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[5] Ba – Excited nuclear isomer.

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

[TMS-7] # – Atomic mass marked #: value and uncertainty derived not from purely experimental data, but at least partly from trends from the Mass Surface (TMS).

[8] Modes of decay:

CD: Cluster decay

EC: Electron capture

IT: Isomeric transition

n: Neutron emission

p: Proton emission

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

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

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

[TNN-12] # – Values marked # are not purely derived from experimental data, but at least partly from trends of neighboring nuclides (TNN).

[13] Cluster decay is predicted but had never been observed.

[14] Primordial radioisotope

[15] Believed to undergo β⁺β⁺ decay to ¹³²Xe with a half-life over 300×10¹⁸ years

[SF-16] Theoretically capable of spontaneous fission

[FP-17] Fission product

[NUBASE2020-1] 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.

[2] "Standard Atomic Weights: Barium". CIAAW. 1985.

[CIAAW2021-3] Prohaska, Thomas; Irrgeher, Johanna; Benefield, Jacqueline; et al. (2022-05-04). "Standard atomic weights of the elements 2021 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry. doi:10.1515/pac-2019-0603. ISSN 1365-3075.

[Ba130-4] Meshik, A.P.; Hohenberg, C.M.; Pravdivtseva, O.V.; Kapusta, Y.S. (2001). "Weak decay of ¹³⁰Ba and ¹³²Ba: Geochemical measurements". Physical Review C. 64 (3): 035205–1–035205–6. Bibcode:2001PhRvC..64c5205M. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.64.035205.