Abstract
The structure of nuclear states up to Jpi =12+ is investigated in the even-A scandium isotopes 44,46,48Sc. The investigations are carried out in the framework of the Hartree-Fock projection formalism by employing a realistic nucleon-nucleon interaction. An inert 40Ca core is assumed and all the valence nucleons are treated explicitly in the configuration space of the full pf shell. The energy levels, static moments and electromagnetic transition probabilities are evaluated from band-mixing calculations wherein the lowest six energetically close intrinsic states of the nuclei are taken into account. The theoretical results are in fair agreement with the available experimental data.