Investigation of the alpha-cluster structure of Ne-22 and Mg-22

10 pages, 2 tables, 10 figures.--PACS nrs.: 21.10.-k; 24.30.-v; 27.30.+tAn excitation function for resonance elastic scattering of alpha particles on O-18 and Ne-18 was measured using the method of inverse geometry with a very thick target. Spectroscopic information was obtained for 23 levels in the excitation energy region from 11.9 to 13.7 MeV in Ne-22. Twelve of them are new. General features of a-cluster bands in Ne-22 are analyzed in the framework of the potential model with a deep potential well. Predictions for the 11(-) level in Ne-22, as well as for the isotopic shift of the cluster levels in Mg-22, are given. Evidence is presented that new perspectives on the study of nuclear structure and nuclear spectroscopy can be obtained in complimentary measurements of alpha-cluster states in mirror Nnot equalZ nuclei.This work was supported by NSF Grant Nos. PHY99-01133 and PHY02-030099, RFBR Grant No. 00-02-17401, U.S. DOE Grant No. DE-FG03-93ER40773, and European Community-Access to Research Infrastructure action of the Improving Human Potential Programme, Contract No.HPRI-CT-1999-00110.Peer reviewe