Nuclear Reactions With Rare Isotope Beams-Experiment.

Reactions induced by Rare Isotope Beams (RIB) at low or intermediate energies represent a major tool to enrich our knowledge about exotic nuclei (along with decay studies and mass measurements). They allowed us, in the last decade or more, to go beyond the beta-stability line with our structure or reaction mechanism studies, and are considered to be the way low energy nuclear physics will go. I will present here a few of the types of reactions currently used: elastic scattering, single-nucleon transfer, breakup at intermediate energies. I will focus on the experimental aspects but, while remaining general, due to my own experience, I will concentrate on reactions that are indirect methods in nuclear astrophysics. The material will, hopefully, prepare you for some of next week's subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]