Studies of Isospin Quintets and Neutron-Deficient Indium Isotopes with the On-Line Mass Analysis System Rama

The characterization of the nuclidic mass in those regions which are far removed from the line of beta stability is of fundamental importance for testing and improving mass theories. An increasing component of our knowledge on nuclear properties of light exotic nuclei is derived from the analysis of mass-separated radioactivity, complementing the much more extensive investigations by this technique of heavy nuclei off the stability line.1 Such studies provide new insights into the limits of nuclear stability, the behavior of nuclear shapes and the onset of new radioactive decay modes.