T=1 states in26Al

The resonance reaction²⁵Mg(p, γ)²⁶Al in the energy rangeE _p =300–400 keV was used to populate high-lying bound states in the self-conjugate nucleus²⁶Al. The existence of three resonances atE _p =304, 316 and 388 keV was verified, the spins of the ones at 316 and 388 keV were found to be 3^? and 2⁺, respectively. The spin of the bound level at 4,547 keV level was fixed to beJ ^π=2⁺. Several strong isovector Ml transitions were observed, which led toT=1 assignments for the levels atE _x =4,191, 4,547, 4,599, 5,141 and 5,542 keV. The results for excitation energies and values ofJ ^π,T together with previous experimental and theoretical data on²⁶Al and the neighboring |T _z |=1 nuclei²⁶Mg and²⁶Si are discussed in the framework of the isospin model.