Observation of the 2${}^{+}$ isomer in ${}^{52}$Co

S. E. A. Orrigo, B. Rubio, W. Gelletly +25

We report the first observation of the 2${}^{+}$ isomer in ${}^{52}$Co, produced in the $\beta$ decay of the 0${}^{+}$, ${}^{52}$Ni ground state. We have observed three $\gamma$-rays at 849, 1910, and…