Lifetime measurements and low-lying structure in ¹¹²Sn

The low-lying structure of ¹¹²Sn has been studied. γ-ray excitation functions, ranging from 2.5 to 4.0MeV, and angular distributions at 2.9 and 3.8MeV have been measured following the (n,n^′γ) reaction to characterize the decays of the excited levels. Level lifetimes have been measured with the Doppler-shift attenuation method. Low-lying 1 ^-, (2^-), 3^- and, 5^- states have been identified as members of the heterogeneous quadrupole-octupole quintuplet. Decay properties and excitation energies are consistent with the structure formed by the coupling of the lowest quadrupole, 2₁ ⁺, and octupole, 3₁ ^-, excitations.