EDP Sciences, EPJ Web of Conferences, (63), p. 01005, 2013
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20136301005
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Low and medium spin collective structures in 158Er have been studied using the 150Sm(12C,4nγγ) fusion-evaporation reaction at a beam energy of Elab = 65 MeV. A band built on the 02+ excitation has been established and extended to Jπ = 18+ from the analysis of γ-γ coincidence relationships, intensity arguments and DCO ratios. The 02+ band in 158Er presents a similar trend to the 02+ bands in the lighter N = 90 isotones but lies about 125 keV higher. This systematic trend supports a similar configuration for the 02+ bands in the N = 90 isotones.