The high-spin level structure of the doubly odd nucleus ${}^{104}$Ag has been investigated via the ${}^{97}$Mo(${}^{11}$B, 4n)${}^{104}$Ag reaction at a beam energy of 50 MeV. The newly established level scheme includes lower-lying two-quasiparticle states and several higher-lying bands. Two positive-parity bands associated with the $\pi g_{9/2}^{-1}\otimes \nu d_{5/2}$ and $\pi g_{9/2}^{-1}\otimes \nu g_{7/2}$ configurations are extended significantly. Based on the comparison with the analogous structures in neighboring nuclei and the features of nuclear chirality, the negative parity bands are suggested as candidate chiral doublet bands with the $\pi g_{9/2}^{-1}\otimes \nu h_{11/2}$ configuration.

• Received 4 June 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.88.024306