Level structure of ^{103}Ag at high spin

High spin states in Ag-103 were investigated with the Gammasphere array by using the Ge-72(Cl-35,2p2n)Ag-103 reaction at an incident beam energy of 135 MeV. A Delta J=1 sequence with predominantly magnetic transitions and two nearly degenerate Delta J=1 doublet bands have been observed. The dipole band shows a decreasing trend in the B(M1) strength as function of spin, a well-established feature of magnetic bands. The nearly degenerate band structures satisfy the three experimental signatures of chirality in the nuclei; however, microscopic calculations are indicative of a magnetic phenomena.