(CEU) Study of excited neutron-rich $^{44,45}$Ca isotopes populated through fusion-evaporation

The search for high-spin states with a clear n-particle-hole configurations are key to unraveling the mysteries of evolving nuclear structure. Such states are often high spin in nature and naturally populated via the fusion-evaporation reaction mechanism. Through careful gamma spectroscopy, these states can be unambiguously identified and used as rigorous tests to state of the art nuclear theory. A recent experiment at the John D. Fox superconducting Laboratory at FSU was preformed to examine such states. Here, a $^{14}$C beam was impinged on a $^{36}$S target at 34-Mev. The experimental setup included an array of HPGe detectors as well as a Si telescope for identification of evaporated charged particles. In this work, the alpha evaporation channel will be presented and the detailed gamma-ray spectroscopy results for $^{44,45}$Ca will be presented. Aspects of the experimental approach and data analysis will be presented. Final results will be discussed and compared to recent shell model calculations.