Gamma-ray spectroscopy associated to the clear identification of the emitting nuclei is a key to understand in a coherent way the nuclear structure of the elements located far from stability. The coupling of very efficient gamma-ray arrays and spectrometers has pushed away the limits and opened up new possibilities in nuclear physics studies. These combinations give access to a comprehensive picture of both the reaction mechanism and the nuclear structure of a given nucleus. In this talk, the various possibilities offered at GANIL with such a coupling will be given.
Fundamentals in Nuclear Physics: From Nuclear Structure to Cosmology Fundamentals in Nuclear Physics: From Nuclear Structure to Cosmology , Jean Louis Basdevant ,
James Rich , and
Michel Spiro , Springer,
New York, 2005. $79.95 (515
pp.). ISBN 0-387-01672-4