Lifetime measurements and terminating structures in 87Nb
Two experiments have been performed using the 58Ni(32S,3p) reaction at 135 MeV with Gammasphere and the Microball to study the high-spin structure of the transitional nucleus 87Nb. The first experiment using a thin target provided a considerable extension and refinement of the level scheme, as well as firm spin assignments from directional correlation of oriented nuclei. Sub-picosecond lifetimes w