High-spin structures in the neutron-rich nuclei Ce-145 and Ce-147 produced
in the spontaneous fission of Cf-252 have been investigated by prompt gamma
-ray spectroscopy. A collective band structure in Ce-145 is identified. Sev
eral sidebands along with the new high-spin states in Ce-147 are also ident
ified. Particle-plus-rotor model calculations indicate that the yrast bands
in Ce-145 and Ce-147 most probably originate from coupling of the nu i(13/
2) orbital to the ground states of Ce-144 and Ce-146. The ground state conf
igurations of Ce-145,Ce-147 are (nu h(9/2) + nu f(7/2)) and nu h(9/2), resp
ectively. [S0556-2813(99)05312-1].