Transition probabilities in negative parity bands of the 119I nucleus

Lifetimes in four negative-parity bands of 119I were measured using DSAM and RDM. 119I nuclei were produced in the 109Ag(13C,3n) reaction, γγcoincidences were collected using the NORDBALL array. RDDSA — a new method of RDM analysis — is described. This method allowed for the self-calibration of stopping power. From 31 measured lifetimes, 39 values of B(E2) were established. Calculations in the frame of the Core Quasi Particle Coupling (CQPC) model were focused on the problem of susceptibility of the nucleus to γ-deformation. It was established that nonaxial quadrupole deformation of 119I plays on important role. The Wilets–Jean model of a γ-soft nucleus describes the 119I nucleus in a more consistent way then the Davydov–Filippov model of a γ-rigid nucleus.