The field of nuclear science has considerably advanced since its beginning just over a
century ago. Today, the science of rare isotopes is on the cusp of a new era with theoretical …

Abstract The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA), the new generation high-
resolution γ-ray spectrometer, has seen the realization of the first phases of its construction …

The electric quadrupole moment of 49 Sc was measured by collinear laser spectroscopy at
CERN-ISOLDE to be Q s=− 0.159 (8) eb, and a nearly tenfold improvement in precision was …

The next years will see the completion of the radioactive ion beam facility SPES (Selective
Production of Exotic Species) and the upgrade of the accelerators complex at Istituto …

Abstract Multi-Nucleon Transfer (MNT) reactions have been used for decades as a reaction
mechanism, in order to populate excited states in nuclei far from stability and to perform …

Nuclear-structure studies using fusion reactions are reviewed in terms of prospects for
advancement using the next generation of γ-ray tracking arrays such as AGATA. Properties …

The large angular and momentum acceptance magnetic spectrometer VAMOS++, at GANIL,
France, is frequently used for nuclear structure and reaction dynamics studies. It provides an …

One of the overarching goals in nuclear science is to understand how the nuclear chart
emerges from the underlying fundamental interactions. The description of the structure of …

High-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy of N 18 is performed with the Advanced GAmma
Tracking Array, following deep-inelastic processes induced by an O 18 beam on a Ta 181 …

Lifetimes of higher-lying states (2 2+ and 4 1+) in 16 C have been measured, employing the
Gammasphere and Microball detector arrays, as key observables to test and refine ab initio …