Theneutron-richisotopeswithN40below68Ni,inmanywaysbehavesimilartothe“islandofinversion”nucleiwithN20.Wereportonthemeasurementsofexcitedstatesof63;65;67Mnviain-beam-rayspectroscopy.TheexperimentwasperformedattheRadioactiveIsotopeBeamFactory,RIKEN.Analysisofdatafor63;65;67MnobtainedintheSEASTARcampaignhasbeendone.Afewtransitionshavebeenidentifiedineachofthemprovidingachancetostudythesystematicstructureevolutionofn-richMnisotopesnearN40.
