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Isotopes of Mercury and Bismuth revealed in the Satellites of their Spectral Lines

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WITH the object of obtaining some insight into atomic structure, we have been occupied for several years with the accurate measurements of the position of the satellites of mercury and bismuth lines. Recent experiments on the ultra-violet lines show that the satellites are to be traced to the isotopes.

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NAGAOKA, H., SUGIURA, Y. & MISHIMA, T. Isotopes of Mercury and Bismuth revealed in the Satellites of their Spectral Lines. Nature 113, 459–460 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113459a0

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