{gamma}-ray spectroscopy of neutron-deficient {sup 110}Te. I. Low- and intermediate-spin structures

Excited states have been populated in {sub 52}{sup 110}Te via the {sup 58}Ni({sup 58}Ni,{alpha}2p{gamma}) reaction at 250 MeV. The Gammasphere {gamma}-ray spectrometer was augmented with ancillary detectors for charged-particle and neutron detection in order to provide clean channel selection. The known level scheme of {sup 110}Te has been greatly expanded with the addition of many new structures. Above spin 8{sup +}, negative-parity structures become yrast. The level scheme of {sup 110}Te below 30({Dirac_h}/2{pi}) is discussed in this paper, including possible evidence for octupole correlations inferred from strong B(E1) strengths.