Thomson, J.Joss, D. T.Paul, E. S.Scholey, C.Simpson, J.Erturk, S.Hadinia, B.2019-08-012019-08-0120100556-2813https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.81.014307https://hdl.handle.net/11480/4972Excited states in the neutron-deficient nuclide W-163 were investigated using the Cd-106(Ni-60, 2pn)W-163 reaction at a beam energy of 270 MeV. The level scheme for W-163 was extended significantly with the observation of five new band structures. The yrast band based on a 13/2(+) isomeric state is extended up to (57/2(+)). Two band structures were established on the 7/2(-) ground state. Quasiparticle configuration assignments for the new band structures were made on the basis of cranked Woods-Saxon shell-model calculations. The results reported in this article suggest that the negative-parity nu(f(7/2), h(9/2)) orbitals are responsible for the first rotational alignment in the yrast band.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle81110.1103/PhysRevC.81.0143072-s2.0-75149193105N/AWOS:000274002700019Q1