In-beam fast-timing measurements in {sup 103,105,107}Cd

Fast-timing measurements were performed in the region of the medium-mass {sup 103,105,107}Cd isotopes, produced in fusion evaporation reactions. Results on new and reevaluated half-lives are analyzed within a systematic study of transition rates. The 7/2{sub 1}{sup +} states in {sup 103,105,107}Cd are interpreted as arising from a single-particle excitation. The 9/2{sup +} states configuration assignment is based on the observed decay branches.