Investigation of the band structure of132,134Nd and135Pm at medium spin

Abstract
The 92Mo+46Ti reaction at a beam energy of 210 MeV has been used to investigate the medium-spin structure of the isotopes 132,134Nd and 135Pm. The yrast bands have been identified up to spin 28+ in 132Nd, 20+ in 134Nd and 47/2- in 135Pm. Sidebands have also been identified in the even-even nuclei. Several band crossings have been observed. These are interpreted, with the aid of cranked shell model calculations to be due to the alignment of either h11/2 protons or neutrons.