New isomeric transition in ${}^{36}$Mg: Bridging the N=20 and N=28 islands of inversion

M. Madurga, J. M. Christie, Z. Xu +20

We observed a new isomeric gamma transition at 168 keV in ${}^{36}$Mg, with a half-life of T${}_{1/2}$=[130-500]$(\pm 40){(}_{-20}^{+800}{)}_{sys}$ ns. We propose that the observed transiti…