M. WiedekingL.A. BernsteinD.L. BleuelC.P. BritsK. SowaziA. GorgenL. GoldblumB.R. ZikhaliS. SiemT. NogwanyaM. GuttormsenD. Negi2021-09-132021-09-132017Wiedeking, M., Bernstein, L. A., Bleuel, D. L., Brits, C. P., Sowazi, K., Görgen, A., Goldblum, B. L., Guttormsen, M., Kheswa, B. v., Larsen, A. C., Majola, S. N. T., Malatji, K. L., Negi, D., Nogwanya, T., Siem, S., & Zikhali, B. R. (2017). Statistical gamma-ray decay studies at iThemba LABS. EPJ Web of Conferences, 146. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/2017146050062100014X10.1051/epjconf/201714605006http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6664Abstract. A program to study the γ -ray decay from the region of high-level density has been established at iThemba LABS, where a high-resolution gamma-ray detector array is used in conjunction with silicon particle-telescopes. Results from two recent projects are presented: 1) The 74Ge(α, α γ ) reaction was used to investigate the Pygmy Dipole Resonance. The results were compared to (γ,γ ) data and indicate that the dipole states split into mixed isospin and relatively pure isovector excitations. 2) Data from the 95Mo(d,p) reaction were used to develop a novel method for the determination of spins for low-lying discrete levels utilizing statistical γ -ray decay in the vicinity of the neutron separation energy. These results provide insight into the competition of (γ ,n) and (γ,γ ) reactions and highlights the need to correct for angular momentum barrier effectseniThemba LABSy ray decayneutron separation energyArticle