In this work, the excited levels of 193 Ir populated by the β − decay of 193 Os (T 1/2 ∼ 30h) were investigated. For that purpose, ∼ 5mg samples of 99%-enriched 192 Os were irradiated under a thermal neutron flux of ∼ 10 12 s −1 and then analysed both using single gamma spectroscopy and a 4-detector multiparametric acquisition facility, which provided data for both a γγ coincidence analysis and a directional angular correlation γγ(θ ) study. From these data, 28 transitions were added to this

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... ay scheme, 11 of which were previously known from nuclear reactions and 17 observed for the first time. Eight excited levels were also added to the decay scheme, 3 of which were known from nuclear reaction studiesthe remaining 5 are suggested for the first time. Moreover, it was possible to confirm suspicions found in reference that the levels at 848.93keV and 849.093keV are indeed the same; it was also possible to confirm the existence of an excited level at 806.9keV, which had been inferred, but not experimentally confirmed in β decay studies to date. 5.