First Results using Clarion 2*

To further test the FSU shell model interaction\footnote{R. S. Lubna \textit{et al.}, Phys. Rev. Research \textbf{2}, 043342 (2020)} we have observed gamma rays from high spin states in $^{32}$P using the $^{18}$O($^{16}$O,pn) reaction at E$_{lab}$ = 30 MeV at the FSU Fox Laboratory. From the preliminary analysis, most gamma ray transitions from the previous work proposed by Chakrabarti \textit{et al.}\footnote{R. Chakrabarti \textit{et al.}. Phys. Rev. C \textbf{84}, 054325 (2011)} can be confirmed. Polarizations of some observed transitions have been deduced from the use of Compton scattering in the Clover spectrometers. Also for the first time, results from the new Clarion 2 gamma array will be reported to further investigate this nucleus. The level scheme agrees very well with calculations of the FSU interaction which illustrate the hierarchy of multiparticle-hole excitations in generating higher spin.