High-Spin Level Scheme of Odd-Odd 140Pr Nucleus

High spin level structure of doubly odd nucleus ¹⁴⁰Pr has been investigated using in beam γ spectroscopy techniques by means of the ¹³⁰Te(¹⁴N,4n)¹⁴⁰Pr reaction at beam energy of 58MeV.γ-ray excitation functions,γ-ray singles and γ-γ-t coincidences were measured experimentally.The level scheme of ¹⁴⁰Pr,including 27 new levels and 42 new γ-rays,was established for the first time up to 4717.3keV in excitation energy.Based on the measured γ-ray anisotropies,spin values were suggested to the levels in ¹⁴⁰Pr.Several quasiparticle configurations are discussed on the basis of systematics in the neighboring odd odd nuclei,and interpreted qualitatively.