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Three low-lying 8+ states have been identified in 192Pb . A newly observed cascade of $ \gamma$ -rays built directly on the 8+ 1 state is compared to the previously identified, weakly rotational band above the 11- $ \pi$ i13/2 , h9/2 isomer in the same nucleus, and to analogous structures in 194Pb . The similarity of all four structures lends support to the suggestion that the 8+ 1 configurations are of a similar oblate deformation to the 11- isomers. The excitation energies of all three 8+ states in 192Pb and 190Pb are compared to systematics. The possibility that one of the 8+ states in 192Pb is associated with a prolate shape is discounted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The transient-field technique has been used in both conventional kinematics and inverse kinematics to measure the g factors of the 21+ states in the stable even isotopes of Ru, Pd, and Cd. The statistical precision of the g(21+) values has been significantly improved, allowing a critical comparison with the tidal-wave version of the cranking model recently proposed for transitional nuclei in this region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]