Magnetic Dipole States inPb208

In an effort to help determine the distribution of magnetic dipole radiation strength in ${}_{}{}^{208}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Pb}$, we have measured the distributions of de-excitation $\gamma$ rays following excitation by deuteron and proton inelastic scattering. A level at 7.061 MeV with a radiative strength of ≅ 23 eV is a good candidate for $J^{\pi }=1^{+}$; several other levels with large radiative widths are assigned $J^{\pi }=1^{-}$.