High-spin states ofRu94andPd96

High-spin states of neutron-deficient ${}_{}{}^{96}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Pd}$ up to $J^{\pi }={12}^{+}$ have been studied using the ${}_{}{}^{60}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ni}({}_{}{}^{40}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ca}, 2\mathrm{p}2\mathrm{n}\gamma ){}_{}{}^{96}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Pd}$ reaction with 140 MeV ${}_{}{}^{40}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ca}$ ions. The weak ${}_{}{}^{96}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Pd}$ transitions were enhanced and identified by means of multiple-particle $\gamma$-ray coincidence techniques. The half-life of the yrast $6^{+}$ state was determined to be 11.7±2.8 ns (0.50 W.u.), in disagreement with a previous measurement, and an additional isomeric half-life of 58±5 ns was detected. Simultaneously, the ${}_{}{}^{60}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ni}({}_{}{}^{40}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ca}, \alpha 2\mathrm{p}\gamma ){}_{}{}^{94}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ru}$ reaction was observed to populate new high-spin states of ${}_{}{}^{94}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ru}$ up to $J\sim 19\hslash$. A cascade of $\gamma$-ray transitions between states of ${}_{}{}^{94}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ru}$ which may involve the excitation of a $g_{\frac{9}{2}}$ neutron was observed.