Investigation into the properties and structure of unstable nuclei far from stability is a key
avenue of research in modern nuclear physics. These efforts are motivated by the continual …

In this review, we describe the experimental facilities and methods which make it possible to
produce and measure the properties of the extreme neutron-rich nuclei. We then develop …

Nuclear magic numbers correspond to fully occupied energy shells of protons or neutrons
inside atomic nuclei. Doubly magic nuclei, with magic numbers for both protons and …

Nuclear charge radii globally scale with atomic mass number A as A 1∕ 3, and isotopes
with an odd number of neutrons are usually slightly smaller in size than their even-neutron …

The masses of the neutron-rich copper isotopes Cu 75–79 are determined using the
precision mass spectrometer ISOLTRAP at the CERN-ISOLDE facility. The trend from the …

We demonstrate that the isotope shift in isotopomers of diatomic molecules, where the
nucleus of one of its constituent atoms is replaced by another isotope, can be expressed as …

Nuclear charge radii of 62− 80 Zn have been determined using collinear laser spectroscopy
of bunched ion beams at CERN-ISOLDE. The subtle variations of observed charge radii …

Exotic nuclei are characterized by having a number of neutrons (or protons) in excess
relative to stable nuclei. Their shell structure, which represents single-particle motion in a …

Gamma decays were observed in 56 Ca and 58 Ca following quasi-free one-proton
knockout reactions from 57, 59 Sc beams at≈ 200 MeV/nucleon. For 56 Ca, a γ ray …

We use the nuclear density functional theory to determine nuclear electric quadrupole and
magnetic dipole moments in all one-particle and one-hole neighbours of eight doubly magic …