This paper presents the experimental method and result on observation of a new isotope 239Pa.The 239Pa was produced by 50MeV/u neutron-rich projectile(18O)bombarding natural uranium through exotic multi-nucleon transfer reactions.The new heavy neutron-rich nuclide 239Pa was identified for the first time by using chemical separation and observing the decay of 239Pa was determined to be 106 ± 30min. In addition
four decay γ-ray of 239Pa as well as its daughter 239U
the half-life of 239Pa with energy 522.0
562.0.638.5 and 681.0 keV respectively have been found.