E2/M1 mixing ratios in transitions from the gamma vibrational bands to the ground state rotational bands of 102, 104, 106, 108 Mo, 108, 110, 112 Ru, and 112, 114, 116 Pd

. E 2/ M 1 mixing ratios have been measured for transitions from states in the γ vibrational bands ( I^+_γ ) to states in the ground state bands ( I^+ or [I-1]^+ ) of the neutron rich, even-even, deformed isotopes, 102, 104, 106, 108 Mo, 108, 110, 112 Ru, and 112, 114, 116 Pd, including from states as high as 9^+_γ . These measurements were done using the GAMMASPHERE detector array, which, at the time of the experiment, had 101 working HPGe detectors, arranged at 64 different angles. A 62 μ Ci source of 252 Cf was placed inside GAMMASPHERE yielding 5.7× 10^11 γ - γ - γ and higher coincidence events. The angular correlations between the transitions from the γ -bands to the ground bands, and the pure E 2 transitions within the ground band were then measured. These angular correlations yielded the mixing ratios, demonstrating that these transitions are pure or nearly pure E 2, in agreement with theory. In order to correct for possible attenuation due to the lifetime of the intermediate state in these correlations, the g -factors of the intermediate states needed to be known. Therefore, the g -factors of the 2 + states in the ground state band have been measured.