High spin states in 30Zn and 66Dy isotopes with two protons outside the closed shells at Z = 28 and Z = 64, respectively, are discussed. Bands terminating at higher and higher spin values are formed from successive proton excitations across these shells. These bands show very different features depending on the number of excited particles. Very good agreement with experiment is obtained. Specia...

Following the experimental discovery of the superdeformed(SD) band in Zn, we calculate several low-lying SD bands in neutron-deficient 30Zn isotopes using Relativistic Mean Field model. For comparison, we also perform nonrelativistic Skyrme-Hartree-Fock calculation of the SD bands in Zn. Both models give somewhat smaller moments of inertia than the observed ones, but we can see some qualitative...