MULTIPLE SUPERDEFORMED BANDS IN ND-132

High-spin states have been studied in neutron-deficient Nd-132, produc ed in the Pd-105(Cl-35,alpha p3n gamma) reaction, using the Gammaspher e gamma-ray spectrometer in conjunction with the Microball charged-par ticle detector array. Three new, weakly populated rotational bands hav e been found, which are believed to be associated with a superdeformed (second minimum) prolate shape. Comparison of the properties of these bands with Woods-Saxon cranking calculations suggests that they are b uilt upon negative-parity neutron configurations that involve only one intruder orbital (nu i(13/2)) from the N=6 shell. One of the bands ha s been linked into the normally deformed states allowing an estimation of the spin, parity, and excitation energy of the band.