The structure of nuclear isomeric states is reviewed in the context of their role in
contemporary nuclear physics research. Emphasis is given to high-spin isomers in heavy …

Since Mayer and Jensen employed the single-particle shell model to interpret the magic
numbers, various microscopic nuclear models have been developed to study the nuclear …

Direct lifetime measurements via γ-γ coincidences using a fast timing detector array
consisting of LaBr 3 (Ce) scintillators has been applied to determine the lifetime of low-lying …

The first experiment using radioactive beams post-accelerated by the HIE-ISOLDE facility
has enabled to obtain a precise set of B (E 2) transition probabilities in neutron-rich Zn 74 …

The structure of magic neutron-rich nickel isotopes produced in the fragmentation of a 140
AMeV86Kr beam was investigated. For the first time four gamma transitions were assigned …

We performed ab initio valence-space in-medium similarity renormalization group (VS-
IMSRG) calculations based on chiral two-nucleon and three-nucleon interactions to …

Low-lying states in Po 206 were investigated using the fast-timing technique with LaBr 3
(Ce) and high-purity germanium detectors. The excited states in this nucleus were populated …

Lifetimes of the first excited 2+ and 4+ states in the extremely neutron-deficient nuclide Pt
172 have been measured for the first time using the recoil-distance Doppler shift and recoil …

Excited states in the yrast and negative parity bands in Mo 92 were populated in two
different experiments using the Zr 90 (α, 2 n) Mo 92 and Nb 93 (p, 2 n) Mo 92 fusion …

Isomers and their roles in discovery and as probes of nuclear structure are discussed, with a
focus on neutron-rich nuclei in the mass 180–190 region. Long-lived, high-K isomers are …