Spectroscopy of195Hg and196Hg

High-spin states in the oblate-deformed nuclei195Hg and196Hg were populated in the198Pt(α, xn) reaction and investigated by in-beamγ-ray spectroscopy using six Compton-suppressed Ge detectors. The level schemes of both nuclei are extended considerably. The level structure is interpreted within the framework of the cranked shell model. Good agreement is obtained between model predictions and experimental results.