Mean lifetimes of high-spin states of Kr-74 have been determined using the
Doppler-shift attenuation method. The high-spin states were studied using t
he Ca-40(Ca-40, alpha 2p) reaction at a beam energy of 160 MeV with the GAS
P gamma-ray spectrometer. The ground-state band and negative parity side ba
nd show the presence of three different configurations in terms of transiti
onal quadrupole deformations. A dramatic shape change was found along the g
round-state band after the S-band crossing. The deduced quadrupole deformat
ion changes are well reproduced by cranked Woods-Saxon Strutinsky calculati
ons.