Masiteng, P.L.P.L.MasitengPasternak, A.A.A.A.PasternakLawrie, E.A.E.A.LawrieShirinda, O.O.ShirindaLawrie, J.J.J.J.LawrieBark, R.A.R.A.BarkBvumbi, S.P.S.P.BvumbiKheswa, N.Y.N.Y.KheswaLindsay, R.R.LindsayLieder, Evgenia O.Evgenia O.LiederLieder, R.M.R.M.LiederMadiba, T.E.T.E.MadibaMullins, S.M.S.M.MullinsMurray, S.H.T.S.H.T.MurrayNdayishimye, J.J.NdayishimyeNtshangase, S.S.S.S.NtshangasePapka, P.P.PapkaSharpey-Schafer, J.F.J.F.Sharpey-Schafer2022-03-052022-03-052016https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/24328110.1140/epja/i2016-16028-yMost important for the identification of chiral symmetry in atomic nuclei is to establish a pair of bands that are near-degenerate in energy, but also in B(M1) and B(E2) transition probabilities. Dedicated lifetime measurements were performed for four bands of 194Tl, including the pair of four-quasiparticle chiral bands with close near-degeneracy, considered as a prime candidate for best chiral symmetry pair. The lifetime measurements confirm the excellent near-degeneracy in this pair and indicate that a third band may be involved in the chiral symmetry scenario.en539journal article