Phase Transitions in Even-Even Palladium Isotopes

The positive and negative parity states of the even-even palladium isotopes were stud- ied within the frame work of the interacting boson approximation model (IBA-1). The energy spectra, potential energy surfaces, electromagnetic transition probabilities, back bending and staggering effect have been calculated. The potential energy surfaces show smooth transition from vibrational-like to gamma-soft and finally to rotational-like nu- clei. Staggering effectle, has been observed between the positive and negative parity states in palladium isotopes. The agreement between theoretical predictions and exper- imental values are fairly good