High-spin states up to I∼20ħ have been studied in the ${}_{}{}^{121,122}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Te}$ nuclei using the ${}_{}{}^{116}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Cd}$${(}^9$Be,xn) reaction at 37.8 MeV. In this spin regime, several favored noncollective oblate states (γ=+60°), where the single-particle angular momenta generate the total nuclear spin, are predicted to coexist with weakly deformed collective structures. Theoretical expectations for such oblate states, based on TRS cranking calculations, are compared to the experimental results. © 1996 The American Physical Society.

• Received 16 November 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.53.1562