Nuclear Data Sheets for A=59

Evaluated spectroscopic data and level schemes from radioactive decay and nuclear reaction studies are presented for Sc-59, Ti-59, V-59, Cr-59, Mn-59, Fe-59, Co-59, Ni-59, Cu-59, Zn-59, Ga-59, and Ge-59. This evaluation for A=59 supersedes the earlier one by C. M. Baglin (2002Ba42) and updates for some nuclides in the ENSDF database. Highlights of this evaluation are the following: In Fe-59, a new level at 568.45 keV (3/2(-)) has been added. This resolves a doublet at 570 keV, which was reflected in earlier evaluations (1983An22, 1993Ba85, 2002Ba42) and literature as well. Conflicting spin assignments for 2153.62 keV level of Co-59 [9/2,13/2 in (alpha,p gamma); (13/2) in (N-15,4n gamma); 15/2 in (p,p'gamma), (7/2(-)) in (n,n'gamma)] exist in the literature and additional experimental work is needed to resolve the issue.