Intruder states in odd-mass Ag isotopes

The information on the coexistence of deformed intruder states and normal spherical hole-core coupled states in odd-mass Ag nuclei has been extended to the neutron-rich isotopes {sup 113}Ag{sub 66} and {sup 115}Ag{sub 68}. Data have been obtained from an investigation of the {gamma} rays following the {beta}{sup {minus}} decay of the {sup 113,115}Pd precursors. A minimum for the excitation energy of the intruder states occurs in {sup 113}Ag{sub 66}, exactly at neutron midshell. The properties of the intruder states in {sup 109,111,113,115}Ag are discussed and a description in the framework of the interacting-boson-fermion model is presented.