The nuclear shell model towards the drip lines

Abstract

Applications of configuration mixing methods for nuclei near the proton and neutron drip lines are discussed. A short review of magic numbers is presented. Prospects for advances in the regions of four new "outposts" are highlighted: ${}^{28}$O, ${}^{42}$Si, ${}^{60}$Ca and ${}^{78}$Ni. Topics include: shell gaps, single-particle properties, islands-of-inversion, collectivity, neutron decay, neutron halos, two-proton decay, effective charge, and quenching in knockout reactions.

Comments: 14 pages, 17 figures