LowestT=2state ofAr36via theCl35(p,γ)Ar36reaction

The ${}_{}{}^{35}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Cl}(p,\gamma ){}_{}{}^{36}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ar}$ reaction was studied in the proton energy range $E_p=2.36\mathrm{}-2.42$ MeV. Yield curves were obtained using NaI(Tl) and Ge(Li) detectors. The $E_x=10854.2\mathrm{}\pm 1.6$ keV level, populated at the $E_p=2414.4\mathrm{}\pm 1.5$ keV resonance, decays to the $E_x=7711\mathrm{} \mathrm{and} 8133$ keV levels with branching ratios of (35 ± 15)% and (65 ± 15)%, respectively. From resonance strength and angular distribution measurements as well as from the comparison with the $\gamma$-decay scheme of the lowest $T=2\mathrm{}$ state of ${}_{}{}^{36}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Cl}$, the $E_x=10854\mathrm{}$ keV level can be assigned definitely $(J^{\pi },T)=(0^{+},2)$.