Identification of isomers in the N = Z+1 nucleus ⁹⁵Ag

Three γ-decaying isomers in the N=Z+1 nucleus ⁹⁵Ag have been identified for the first time. The ⁹⁵Ag nuclei were produced via the ⁵⁸Ni(⁴⁰ca, p2n) reaction and separated by using the GSI on-line mass separator. The emitted γ rays were measured with a multi-Ge detector setup in anticoincidence with positrons. Three individual γ-decay cascades have been identified and assigned to ⁹⁵Ag, representing the depopulation of isomers at 344-, 2531-, and 4859- keV excitation energy with tentative spin-parity assignments of (1/2^-), (23/2⁺), and (37/2⁺), respectively. The spin and parity assignments are based on a comparison with shell-model predictions employing empirical interactions.