The spectra of K x-rays emitted by the target-like reaction products in the deep inelastic collisions 1,160-MeV 136Xe+ Pb and 136Xe+ 232Th were investigated. Targetlike x-ray emission probabilities per projectile-like and per target-like product were determined and compared with theoretical predictions of atomic vacancy production in the higher-Z particle (lsa-vacancy production). It is shown that a large fraction of the x-rays is produced by internal conversion of 7-rays in the higher-Z reaction product. Measurement of target-like x-rays in coincidence with projectile-like and with targetlike reaction products allowed the determination of the average survival probability against fission and of the Z-distribution of the highly excited target-like nuclei as a function of the Q value (total kinetic energy loss). The observed average survival probabilities agree qualitatively with theoretical predictions of Wilcke et al. Nuclearreaction-time effects on the lsa-vacancy production in these collisions could not be demonstrated with any certainty.