High resolution spectra of the ¹⁹⁷Au (p,d)¹⁹⁶Au reaction revealed more than 15 new levels of ¹⁹⁶Au in the energy range between 0 and 1MeV. From polarized (\vec d,t) angular distributions of differential cross section and asymmetry and from comparison with Distorted Wave Born Approximation (DWBA) calculations transferred angular momenta l,j and spectroscopic factors S_lj of the resolved levels have been determined. This leads to restrictions in the spin assignments of states in the odd odd nucleus ¹⁹⁶Au. Comparing with predictions, calculated in the extended supersymmetry version of the Interacting Boson Model (IBM), we observe reproduction of relevant features.

PACS numbers: 21.60.--n, 21.90.+f