High-Spin States in the Odd-Odd Nucleus 92Nb

High spin states of the odd-odd nucleus Nb-92 are investigated using the Se-82 (N-14, 4n) Nb-92 reaction at a beam energy of 54 MeV. The level scheme of the Nb-92 was extended up to J(pi) = (16(+)) at about 7.3 MeV and J(pi) = (21(-)) at about 9.7 MeV. According to systematic analyses and a comparison with the neighboring nucleus, the higher spin states could be interpreted by the multi-particle excitations in the pi(f(5/2),p(3/2),p(1/2),g(9/2))circle times nu(p(1/2),g(9/2),d(5/2),g(7/2)) configuration space.