Spectroscopy of exotic 123,125Ag produced in fragmentation reactions

We extended the experimental knowledge in the mass-region around 132Sn by identifying the decay of high-spin isomers in the exotic odd-mass 123,125Ag. The two isotopes were produced at the NSCL laboratory by projectile fragmentation of a 136Xe beam at 120MeV/u directed onto a thick Be target. The NSCL Beta Counting System, was used identify secondary beam fragments. Prompt and delayed gamma-rays following the deexcitation of the fragments were detected with the SEGA array. Partial level schemes for 123,125Ag are proposed for the first time. The observed states show single-particle characteristics, indicating strong Z=50 and N=82 shell gaps and also support the proposed weakened nucleon-nucleon interaction in this mass-region.