High-spin states in /sup 201,203/At and the systematic behavior of Z = 85 isotopes

A spectroscopic investigation of high-spin states in /sup 201,203/At was performed by means of the reactions /sup 192,194/Pt(/sup 14/N,5n)/sup 201,203/At with /sup 14/N energies between 85 and 100 MeV. In-beam measurements of ..gamma..-ray excitation functions, ..gamma..-..gamma.. coincidences, ..gamma..-ray angular distributions, and pulsed-beam-..gamma.. timing were made to determine the decay scheme, level energies, ..gamma..-ray multipolarities, spin-parity assignments, and isomeric lifetimes. The yrast and near-yrast level structures were established up to Japprox.(25/2), and several isomers with mean lifetimes around 20 ns were observed. The systematic trends of level energies of the odd-mass astatine (Z = 85) isotopes are discussed in terms of proton-particle configurations of /sup 211//sub 85/At/sub 126/ coupled to neutron-hole configurations of the corresponding even-mass lead isotones.