Half-life and spin of {sup 60}Mn{sup g}

A value of 0.28{+-}0.02 s has been deduced for the half-life of the ground state of {sup 60}Mn, in sharp contrast to the previously adopted value of 51{+-}6 s. Access to the low-spin {sup 60}Mn ground state was accomplished via {beta} decay of the 0{sup +} {sup 60}Cr parent nuclide. New low-energy states in {sup 60}Mn have been identified from {beta}-delayed {gamma}-ray spectroscopy. The new, shorter half-life of {sup 60}Mn{sup g} is not suggestive of isospin-forbidden {beta} decay, and new spin and parity assignments of 1{sup +} and 4{sup +} have been adopted for the ground and isomeric {beta}-decaying states, respectively, of {sup 60}Mn.