Abstract
Neutron-deficient nuclei close to the proton drip-line have been studied intensively in recent years. Measurements of ground-state proton emitters have mapped out the limits of nuclear stability above 100Sn. Suchexperiments have allowed us to learn about the single-particle shell structure far from stability. Studies of -rays from N=Z nuclei produced in fusionevaporation reactions have revealed that their properties vary rapidly with small changes in Z, N and A because of large oblate and prolate shell gaps at large deformation. Studies of these nuclei also reveal information about isospin mixing as a function of mass and potentially yield information about np pairing. The astrophysical rp-process pathway lies close to the NZ line. Studies of fragmentation reactions have allowed us to determine a lot of the information needed to analyse the rp-process in detail. All of this information is limited, however, by the constraint of using stable beams and targets. With beams of radioactive nuclei, classical spe...
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