DIPOLE AND QUADRUPOLE CASCADES IN THE YRAST REGION OF GD-143

The high spin states of Gd-143 have been studied via the Cd-111(Cl-35, 1p2n) reaction at 170 MeV. One dipole cascade has been newly found an d two dipole cascades have been extended to higher spin states. A rela tively long E2 cascade consisting of irregular transition energies has been found, which has only weak connections to the other dipole and q uadrupole cascades. This resembles the ones recently found in (EU)-E-1 42,143,144 and Gd-144. The dipole and quadrupole cascades have been fo und to appear by turns in an energy increment of about 0.2MeV above th e yrast line.