Study of the levels in 167Tm by the 165Ho(α, 2nγ)167Tm reaction

Gamma-ray spectra following the ¹⁶⁵Ho(α, 2n)¹⁶⁷Tm reaction have been studied using different semiconductor detector systems including a Compton suppression spectrometer. Approxi- mately 400 transitions have been observed in the energy range 60 to 1250 keV and 4 × 10⁷ γγ coincidence events have been recorded. The angular distributions of the more intense γ-rays have been determined. The level scheme of ¹⁶⁷Tm has been extended in several respects: The four previously known rotational bands based on the Nilsson orbitais $\text{1}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{411]}$, $\text{7}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{404]}$, $\text{7}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{523]}$ an $\text{1}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{541]}$ have been extended up to spin values $\text{31}\text{2}$, $\text{31}\text{2}$, $\text{31}\text{2}$, $\text{33}\text{2}$ respective based on the $\text{3}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{411]}$ and $\text{5}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{402]}$ orbitals have been established for which only few levels were known previously. Finally two hitherto unknown rotational bands have been found for which we propose the assignments $\text{{}\text{7}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{404]; K + 2}}$ and $\text{3}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{532] + {}\text{1}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{541]; K?2}}$. Coriolis coup calculations are presented. The value of $\text{(1?δ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>K,\; </mtext><mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{b}{}_0\text{) (g}{}_{\mathrm{K}}\text{?g}{}_{\mathrm{R}}\text{)/Q}{}_0$ was determined for three bands from branching ratios and from angular distributions.