$β$ decay of ${}^{22}F$

{}^{22}F

was produced in the

{}^{18}O ({}^{6}{Li}, 2 p) {}^{22}F

reaction using 26-MeV

{}^{6}{Li}^{3 +}

ions. Following transfer of the target in a shuttle system, delayed

γ

and

β

rays were observed with Ge(Li) and NE102 plastic detectors. Several

γ

rays from

{}^{22}F

decay were observed, decaying with a half-life of 4.23 ± 0.04 sec.

γ - γ

coincidence measurements have established that a 1900.0-keV transition terminates on a level in

{}^{22}{Ne}

at 5523.4 keV, contrary to a previous study. The ground state of

{}^{22}F

is of

J^{π} = 4^{+}

(with

3^{+}

as a remote possibility) disagreeing with a previous assignment of

5^{+}

. Accurate excitation energies are presented for seven states in

{}^{22}{Ne}

. Experimental results compare favorably with full

2 s - 1 d

basis shell-model calculations of the

A = 22

system.

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