Electromagnetic E2 transition probabilities in 120Xe and 118Te - N=66 nuclei

Lifetimes of the yrast states in 120Xe and ground state band below and above band crossing in 118Te have been measured by DSAM in the 111Cd(12C,3n) reaction and by DSAM and RDM in the 109Ag(13C,p3n) reaction, respectively. The results are compared with E2 transition probabilities in 119I and 128Ba. The experimental data are compared with calculation done in the framework of the IBM1 model in the O(6) and SU(5) limits.