Reaction Dynamics And Nuclear Structure Via Deep Inelastic Collisions With Heavy-Ions: Search For Particle-Vibration Couplings in {sup 49}Ca

The deep inelastic reaction (DIC) Ca-48+ Ni-64, at an energy approximately 2.5 times above the Coulomb barrier, was studied using the CLARA-PRISMA setup at the Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro. Total cross sections and angular distributions, both energy integrated and associated to the population of selected excited states, are measured for the most intense reaction channels. The gamma-decay of the most intense reaction products is also studied. The use of angular distributions and polarization measurements of gamma transitions allows to firmly establish spin and parity of excited states. Both reaction and gamma spectroscopy studies demonstrate the relevance of DIC with heavy ions for the investigation of moderately neutron rich systems.