Subject of modern nuclear physics

Periodic table of elements defines the realm of atomic phenomena

The systematic behavior of chemical elements properties is connected with the systematics of the quantum-mechanical
electron shells in the Coulomb field of atomic nucleus.

In analogy the systematic of nuclear properties is connected with systematics of quantum-mechanical shells
for nucleons moving in the nucleus mean field. The mapping of nuclear properties should
now be two dimensional as there are two sorts of nucleons: neutrons and protons

Nuclei far from stability

• Symmetry energy of the nuclear matter. Nuclear matter “wants” to be symmetric.
• Beta-stability and nuclear stability
• Beta-stability valley and nuclear drip lines stability
• Island of stability, super-heavies
• Gamma decays and isomeric phenomenon
• Total 256 stable isotopes
• Total 339 “natural”
• About 3100 nuclear stable isotopes
• 2000-3000 isotopes to be found

Radioactive ion beam research

• Major methods: ISOL and in-flight
• Modern RIB facilities
• Concept of in-flight RIBs formation
• How to study RIBs
• Scientific objectives of ACCULINNA fragment separator

Major RIB facilities

Comparison of modern RIB facilities under construction in the scale