Spectroscopy of Very Heavy Elements.

Advances in spectroscopic techniques have meant that heavy nuclei in the upper right-hand corner of the nuclear chart have become amenable to detailed study. This detailed spectroscopic data can provide a stringent test for current nuclear structure theories. Experiments to investigate the structure of nuclei in the region of ²⁵⁴No can yield information concerning moments of inertia, stability against fission with rotation, single-particle properties, excitation energies of two quasi-particle states, and so on. A brief overview of the techniques used and recent results from studies in the region of ²⁵⁴No are presented, along with a summary of future developments which will allow further advances to be made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]