An alternative description of tilted rotation, observed in deformed nuclei, is presented using the projected shell model approach. It is shown that a strong configuration mixing among the projected states is responsible for the appearance of the tilted bands near to, but slightly above, the yrast line in even-even tungsten isotopes. Various tilted bands in ${}^{184}\mathrm{Os}$ are also predicted.

• Received 15 September 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.57.R26