Multinucleon transfer reactions in Ca40+124Sn

Angular and Q-value distributions for a large variety of charge and mass partitions populated in the reaction Ca-40 + Sn-124 have been measured at 170 MeV with a new time-of-flight magnetic spectrometer. Reaction channels involving the net transfer of up to six protons and six neutrons have been detected. Population patterns, cross sections, and energy-loss distributions are compared with results of theoretical calculations based on independent single-nucleon transfer modes. The overall agreement is good, but more complex mechanisms may be needed to account for the larger drift towards neutron stripping revealed by the experimental data