Measurement of multinucleon transfer cross-sections in ⁵⁸Ni, ⁵⁶Fe(¹²C, x ); x: ^13,11C, ^11,10B, ^10,9,7Be, ⁸Be_g.s. and ^7,6Li at E (¹²C) = 60 MeV

Cross-sections for one- and multinucleon transfer reactions, namely, ⁵⁸Ni(¹²C, ¹³C), ⁵⁸ Ni(¹² C, ¹¹C), ⁵⁸Ni(¹²C, ¹¹B), ⁵⁸Ni(¹²C, ¹⁰B), ⁵⁸Ni(¹²C, ¹⁰Be), ⁵⁸Ni(¹²C, ⁹Be), ⁵⁸Ni(¹²C, ⁸Be_g.s.), ⁵⁸Ni(¹²C, ⁷ Be), ⁵⁸Ni(¹²C, ⁷Li) and ⁵⁸Ni(¹²C, ⁶Li) have been measured at an incident energy of 60 MeV. The reaction cross-section for the corresponding transfer channels in the system ¹²C + ⁵⁶Fe have also been measured under the same kinematical conditions. Angular distribution of the elastic scattering cross-section is measured at 60 MeV. The measured elastic scattering angular distributions for these two systems have been analysed using the optical model search code SFRESCO and the potential parameters are extracted. The multinucleon transfer data are analysed to obtain cross-section dependence on the number of nucleons transferred and on the ground state Q-values. The transfer probabilities for multinucleon stripping are extracted. A detailed comparison in the multiparticle stripping and elastic scattering cross-sections between these two systems are made to understand the mechanism of multinucleon transfer and possible role of two extra protons in ⁵⁸Ni target nucleus as compared to the ⁵⁶Fe core. (author)