Low-lying collective excited states of ¹⁹⁴Pt have been studied via the ¹²C(¹⁹⁴Pt,¹⁹⁴Pt*) projectile Coulomb excitation reaction at 85% of the Coulomb barrier (850 MeV) using the Gammasphere Ge-detector array at Argonne National Laboratory. Absolute E2 transition strengths have been obtained from the Coulex cross sections that were deduced from the relative γ-ray yields. They are discussed with respect to the structure suggested by the O(6) symmetry of the Interacting Boson Model.
