CANDIDATES FOR 2-PHONON OCTUPOLE EXCITATIONS IN PB-208

Following the identification of the lowest-spin member of the two-phon on octupole quartet in Pb-208, the additional members of the multiplet have been sought with the (n,n' gamma) reaction. Based on energy argu ments and E1 transition probabilities determined from Doppler-shift li fetime measurements, the 5286- and 5216-keV states are suggested as ca ndidates for the 2(+) and 4(+) two-phonon octupole excitations in Pb-2 08. The difficulties of identifying the 6(+) member of this quartet ar e examined. [S0556-2813(98)50205-1].