High spin states in 71Ga *

Excited states in the odd-A nucleus 71Ga have been studied via the 70Zn(7Li, )71Ga fusion-evaporation reaction with incident beam energies of 30 and 35 MeV. The level scheme is established up to spin = (29/2+) and an excitation energy 6.6 MeV. A previously known sequence built on the 9/2+ state is extended as a novel rotational band originating from the alignment. Furthermore, a negative-parity sequence is also reported. The observed energy levels of 71Ga have been interpreted in the framework of the nuclear shell model (SM).