Excited states in the doubly-odd(184)Au nucleus have been studied by i
n-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy. This nucleus was produced through the f
usion-evaporation reactions Ho-165(Mg-24, 5n), Yb-170(F-19, 5n), and D
y-161(Al-27, 4n). Different rotational band structures have been obser
ved and interpreted as specific couplings of proton and neutron single
-particle excitations present in neighboring odd Au and Pt nuclei.