This book presents recent results on experimental and theoretical studies of the interaction of heavy ions with nuclei at low and intermediate energies: the dynamics of fusion and decay of complex nuclear systems, the synthesis of superheavy elements, the synthesis and properties of exotic nuclei close to the proton and neutron driplines, nuclear fission, nuclear structure, and reactions with stable and radioactive ion beams. It also covers some aspects of applied physics research: track membranes and their applications, the use of polymers in medicine and electronics, production and application of radioisotopes for medical purposes, and environmental protection.
Contents:
- Extension of the Periodic System of Elements and the Structure of the Vacuum (W Greiner)
- European Exotic Beam Facilities (A C Mueller)
- The SPIRAL Radioactive Beam Facility at GANIL: Status and Perspectives (D Guerreau)
- Status of the NSCL Facility Upgrade (D J Morrissey)
- Status and Research Plans at the Warsaw Cyclotron (J Kownacki)
- INTAS: A Bridge Between Scientists of the Western Europe and the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (D Gould & R Vardapetian)
- Borromean Halo Nuclei: Structure of Bound States and Continuum (J S Vaagen et al.)
- Production of a High Quality ⁶He Beam and the Two-Neutron Exchange Observed in the ⁶He + ⁴He Reaction (G M Ter-Akopian et al.)
- New Neutron-Rich Nuclei Produced with a 70 AMeV ⁴⁸Ca Beam (H Sakurai et al.)
- Neutron Skin of Na Isotopes and an Application to the EOS (T Suzuki et al.)
- and other papers
Readership: Nuclear physicists.
