The level structure of 196po has been studied using a ~6~176 4n) reaction and a recoil-catcher technique to reduce fission. The results showed a sharp drop off in the first (2 +) and (4 +) energies relative to systematics implying an abrupt increase in the quadrupole collectivity at N = 112. In addition, second (2 +) and (4 +) states were identified at 859 and 1388 keV, respectively, suggesting the discovery of a 4p2h deformed band in Po isotopes which is related to known 2p2h proton bands in several Pb isotopes. A prompt la3W(Z~ 5n) experiment located similar second 2 + and 4 + states at 1039 and 1483 keV in ~98po providing corroboration and extended information on the properties of the new Po deformed bands. A measured halflife of 850 (90) ns for the 2491 keV (11-) state in ~96po implied collective E3 contributions to the extracted B (E3; 11 -~ 8 + ) = 27(5) W.u..
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