Abstract
Abstract This chapter focuses on a new field of study in nuclear structure: the study of exotic nuclei with radioactive nuclear beams (RNBs). Exotic nuclei refer to beta-unstable nuclei with extreme ratios of proton to neutron number — on both the proton and neutron rich sides of stability. Exotic can also refer to extremes of mass number, namely, the heaviest (superheavy) nuclei that can be bound by the nuclear force. RNBs are beams of unstable nuclei produced in new generations of accelerators that are opening up these new horizons of the nuclear chart to study. The extent of existing knowledge of nuclei is first reviewed, after which the main production methods for RNBs are described including the projectile fragmentation method and the isotope separator-on-line method. The chapter concludes with both generic and specific discussions of the nuclear physics opportunities presented by the study of exotic nuclei.
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