The gamma-decay of34Ar
States in34Ar up to 5.5 MeV excitation energy, populated by the32S(3He,nγ) reaction at 8–12 MeV bombarding energy, have been investigated with the Doppler shift attenuation method,nγ angular correlation andnγγ triple coincidence measurements. For the states at 2.09, 3.29 and 4.52 MeV the lifetimes 200±60 fs, 130±60 fs and 260±80 fs have been found, respectively. Thenγ correlations yielded the spin assignmentsJμ=(2+) for the level at 4.13 MeV andJμ=3− for the 4.52 MeV state, and the mixing ratiosδ(3.29→2.09)=−0.12±0.05 andδ(4.13→3.29)=−0.52±0.15. The results are compared with shell model calculations and predictions from the weak coupling unified model.