TERMINATING STATES IN Z = 71Lu NUCLEI WITH N ≈ 90

The high-spin yrast states in 161 Lu are calculated in a Cranked Nilsson-Strutinsky approach keeping track of configurations and their evolution with spin. The outcome from calculations neglecting pairing and including pairing are compared. It is predicted that several yrast region configurations terminate at a very favored energy around I = 50 and that one of the observed bands is two transitions short of termination.