SUPERDEFORMED SHAPES AT HIGH ANGULAR MOMENTUM

This article descibes the first experimental observation of the gamma rays associated with suprdeformed shapes in /sup 152/Dy, elucidates the current understanding of the various properties of the superdeformed bands in nuclei close to /sup 152/Dy, and summarizes the current experimental situation in the associated region of highly deformed nuclei near /sup 132/Ce. (AIP)