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Levels in 108Cd were studied using the reaction 96 Zr ( 16 O , 4nγ) 108 Cd with a bombarding energy of 56 MeV. The experiments included γ-ray yields as a function of bombarding energy, γ-ray angular distributions, γ-ray linear polarizations and γ-γ coincidence measurements. The decay scheme which includes 48 γ-ray transitions is very similar to those reported for even-even Pd isotopes. In addition to the ground-state band, there appear to be four collective bands built on two-quasiparticle states. The results are in excellent agreement with a slightly deformed rotor description of the 108Cd nucleus.

The energy level structure of 103 Pd was studied using the reactions 100 Ru(α, nγ) 103 Pd and 94 Zr( 12 C, 3nγ) 103 Pd. The experiments included the measurement of γ-ray yield as a function of incident projectile energy, γ-γ coincidence measurements, γ-ray angular distributions, and γ-ray linear polarization measurements. Two ΔI = 2 bands built on the 7 2 + and 11 1 − intrinsic states were observed. The ( 12 C, 3n) reaction was found to be much more effective than the (α, n) reaction in exciting these bands. A decay scheme is presented showing energies up to 6049 keV and spins up to 35 2 . Additional information relating to the coupling between the odd particle and the core is presented. A cascade of six γ-rays in 103 Rh was observed following the reaction 94 Zr( 12 C, p2nγ) 103 Rh.