The
12
C(
18
O,
16
O)
14
C and
13
C(
18
O,
17
O)
14
C reactions were studied at
INFN-LNS laboratory in Catania. The experiments were performed us-
ing an
18
O Tandem beam at 84 MeV incident energy. Charged ejectiles
produced in the reactions were momentum analyzed and identified by the
MAGNEX spectrometer.
Q
-value spectra were extracted with a remark-
able energy resolution (FWHM
150 keV) and several known bound and
resonant states were identified. In particular, states with relevant 1p–3h
configuration with respect to the
16
O core are mainly populated by the re-
action (
18
O,
17
O) while states with known 2p–4h configuration are excited
by the (
18
O,
16
O) one. Exact Finite Range Coupled Reaction Channel cal-
culations based on a parameter free double-folding optical potential were
performed to reproduce the measured absolute cross-section angular distri-
butions. The (18O,16O) is found to be an important probe to study pair
configurations in nuclear states