The determination of mercury-204 was made by using the isotope shift of the 3984 A mercury line excited by electrodeless discharge. Densitometric traces were made from film recordings of the 3984 A line and the areas under the component peaks were determined. Ratios of each of these areas to the sum of the areas from all the line components are plotted against the isotope concentration to produce a working curve. The coefficient of variation for this method is approximately 11 percent The time required for a single determination (after fabrication of the discharge lamp) is about two hours.
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