Abstract
The reaction {sup 40}Ca+{sup 12}C at {ital E}{sub Ca}=160 MeV has been used to study high-spin states in the recoil-separated nuclides {sup 49}Cr, {sup 49}V, and {sup 46}Ti. The latter two show distinctive {ital f}{sub 7/2} shell-model behavior up to {ital J}{sup {pi}}=27/2{sup {minus}} and 12{sup +}, respectively, while the first appears to be a collective rotor with a particle alignment at {ital J}{sup {pi}}=17/2{sup {minus}}. Rotorlike bands of {ital sd}-shell origin were seen in {sup 49}V and {sup 46}Ti up to {ital J}{sup {pi}}=11/2{sup +} and 11{sup {minus}}, respectively.