Vol. 53, No. 3
September 1999
p. 607

Perspectives from above and beyond the proton drip-line

P J WOODS

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK

Abstract.

This paper will review the dramatic increase in our knowledge of one and two proton unbound nuclei [1] such as recoil decay tagging [2] are revealing unique insights into the structure of nuclei beyond the proton drip-line. These studies of excited states provide complementary information to proton radioactivity studies, particularly regarding the role of deformation [3]. Radioactive beams are being used to study two-proton unbound resonances and to study explosive nuclear astrophysical reactions in the region of the proton drip-line.

Keywords. Proton drip-line; recoil decay tagging; one and two proton emission; radioactive beams; nuclear astrophysics.

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