Level Scheme of High-Spin States in 145Tb

High-spin states of ¹⁴³Tb have been studied via the ¹¹⁸Sn(³²S,1p4n)¹⁴⁵Tb reaction by means of in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy. Measurements of γ-ray excitation functions and γ-γ-t coincidences were performed with 12 BGO(AC)HPGe detectors. A level scheme for ¹⁴⁵Tb including 41 γ-rays which come from the deexcitations of the 24 levels, has been established for the first time based on an analysis of the γ-ray excitation functions, γ-γ coincidence relationships, intensity balances and cross-over transitions. The spins for most of the levels in the scheme are assigned according to the results of the measured γ-ray anisotropies. Considering the structure similarity between ¹⁴³Eu and ¹⁴⁵Tb, the low-lying levels in 145Tb are interpreted by coupling a h_9/2 proton to the excited states in ¹⁴⁴Gd core.