Nitrogen

Isotopes


(Incomplete)
IsotopeAbundanceT½ (s)Decay
10N
11N
12N
13N
14N99.6205 %Stable-
15N0.3795 %Stable-
16N
17N
18N
19N
20N
21N
22N
23N
24N
All data from [7].


α: alpha particle emission (4He nucleus)
β+: emission of an anti-electron and a neutrino. A proton inside the nucleus is transformed into a neutron
β-: emission of an electron and an anti-neutrino. A neutron inside the nucleus is transformed into a proton
ec: electron capture: capture of one orbital electron by the the nucleus. A proton inside the nucleus is transformed into a neutron plus a neutrino
SF: Spontaneous Fission: a nucleus spontaneously splits into fragment nuclides
IT: Isomeric Transition: a level above the ground state decays via electromagnetic process
n: neutron emission
p: proton emission
β- n (and similar): beta- decay followed by delayed neutron emission