High-spin lifetime measurements in theN=ZnucleusKr72

High-spin states in the N=Z nucleus {sup 72}Kr have been populated in the {sup 40}Ca({sup 40}Ca, 2{alpha}){sup 72}Kr fusion-evaporation reaction at a beam energy of 165 MeV using the Gammasphere array for {gamma}-ray detection coupled to the Microball array for charged particle detection. The previously observed bands in {sup 72}Kr were extended to an excitation energy of {approx}24 MeV and angular momentum of 30({Dirac_h}/2{pi}). Using the Doppler shift attenuation method the lifetimes of high-spin states were measured for the first time. Excellent agreement between the results of calculations within the isovector mean field theory and experiment is observed both for rotational and deformation properties. No enhancement of quadrupole deformation expected in the presence of isoscalar t=0 np pairing is observed. Current data do not show any evidence for the existence of the isoscalar np pairing.