Relative g-factor measurements in 54Fe, 56Fe, and 58Fe

The g factors of the 2 + 1 states in 54 Fe and 58 Fe have been measured relative to the 2 + 1 state g factor of 56 Fe using the transient-field technique in inverse kinematics. The results are in satisfactory agreement with recent shell model calculations in the fp model space. For 56 Fe and 58 Fe the g factors approach Z/A and are therefore also consistent with collective interpretations of these 2+ states.