High-spin states in V48, Cr51, and Mn51

The reactions Ca40+14N at EN=40 MeV and Al27+27Al at EAl=90 MeV are used to populate high-spin levels in a number of f7/2 nuclei, from Sc45 to Fe52. In Cr51, the f7/2 band-terminating state at J π=23/2- is identified at 5.711 MeV, and further transitions, from the pf band, are found. Similar evidence for interband transitions in Mn51 is sought without success. In V48, new transitions are found within the positive-parity band and between the negative- and positive-parity bands.