The beta decays of the exotic T{sub z}=-1 nuclei {sup 44}V and {sup 52}Co

Weak beta-delayed particle branches are all that is currently known about the decays of {sup 44}V and {sup 52}Co. The as-yet-unobserved superallowed beta-decay branches, as well as allowed Gamow-Teller transitions to low-lying daughter states, should lead instead to beta-delayed {gamma} rays. We have produced {sup 44}V and {sup 52}Co by bombarding a stack of calcium targets with {sup 6}Li and {sup 14}N beams, respectively, from the TASCC facility. The reaction products were transported with a helfurn-jet transfer system and deposited on the tape of a fast tape-transport system and moved to a counting location where the decays were recorded with plastic scintillators ({Beta}) and HPGe ({gamma}) detectors. At least six strong {gamma} rays have been observed from the decay of {sup 44}V and four from {sup 52}Co. In both cases the decays proceed through a 6{sup +}-4{sup +}-2{sup +}-0{sup +} cascade in the daughter nuclei. The present status of these experiments and the decay schemes of {sup 44}V and {sup 52}Co will be presented.