Dj. Hartley et al., OBSERVATION OF 3-QUASI-PARTICLE STRUCTURES IN THE N=88 NUCLEUS TB-153, Physical review. C. Nuclear physics, 58(2), 1998, pp. 1321-1324
High-spin states of Tb-153 were populated via the reaction La-139(O-18
,4n) at a beam energy of 100 MeV. Previously known bands have been ext
ended beyond the region of the first i(13/2) neutron alignment and two
new structures have been identified. The rotational alignment behavio
r of the pi h(11/2) and new bands are discussed. Quasiparticle assignm
ents are suggested for the latter. B(MI)IB(E2) ratios were extracted a
nd compared to theoretical calculations.