The Euroschool Lectures on Physics with Exotic Beams, Vol. II (eBook)

Preface 6
Contents 8
List of Contributors 10
Nuclear Halos and Experiments to Probe Them 11
1 Introduction 11
2 What is a Halo? 12
3 Where Can One Find Halos? 19
4 Probes of Halo Structure 25
5 Reaction Studies of Halos 28
6 Beta-decay and Studies on Halos 36
7 Summary and Outlook 42
Acknowledgements 43
References 43
Isotope Separation On Line and Post Acceleration 47
1 Introduction 47
2 Isotope Separation On Line: Schematic Presentation 49
3 Production of Exotic Nuclei 62
4 Target and Ion Source Systems 65
5 Mass Separation and Post Acceleration 77
6 Overview of the ISOL Facilities 80
7 Outlook 84
Acknowledgements 85
References 85
Gamma-Ray Arrays: Past, Present and Future 88
1 Introduction 88
2 The Interaction of 94
Rays 94
with Matter 94
3 The Development of Arrays 98
4 Gamma Rays from Exotic Nuclei 111
5 Present Arrays and 117
Ray 117
Tracking 117
6 Summary 124
References 124
Colour Supplement 127
Nuclear Moments 142
1 Introduction 142
2 Monopole, Dipole and Quadrupole Moments 143
3 Measuring Static Nuclear Moments: Basic Principles 149
4 Methods Based on the Measurement 159
of Atomic Hyper.ne Structure 159
5 Methods Based on the Interaction of Nuclei 174
with External Fields 174
6 Conclusions 191
References 192
Spallation Reactions in Applied 197
Spallation Reactions in Applied and Fundamental Research 197
1 Introduction 197
2 Fields of Application 200
3 Experimental Techniques 208
4 Reaction Physics and Model Description 216
5 Recent Investigations of Structure and Dynamics 231
of Atomic Nuclei by Using Spallation Reactions 231
6 Summary and Outlook 239
Acknowledgements 240
References 240
Index 245