This proceedings volume includes 66 papers on the latest developments in heavy ion collisions, the synthesis of new elements and nuclei far from stability, nuclear structure, physics with radioactive beams, and applications of heavy ion beams.

A collection of the invited talks from the International Symposium on [title] held at the Institute of Modern Physics, Lanzhou, China, October 1990, covering the fields of intermediate energy heavy ion reaction, synthesis of new elements and nuclei far from stability, high spin states and nuclear structure, and applied heavy-ion physics and the development of instrumentation. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This proceedings covers current research work by experts in the following aspects:

The topic of Negative ion, beams and ion sources covers all fields related to fusion, accelerator, industrial applications. This proceedings would be of interest to Industry (Energy and electricity companies), Physics and Engineering Departments at Universities, as secondary audience I would consider many scientists working in many areas who, because they are curious, will be interested in reading this book. NIBS2010 is the only symposium dedicated to all aspects of negative ions in physics and technology from formation to application. NIBS2010 covers negative hydrogen ion production, extraction, acceleration, and transport mainly for fusion and accelerator applications. New approaches of negative heavy ions are introduced for material science and space propulsion.

Concludes a monumental eight-volume work in which the editor, in collaboration with more than 65 expert authors, has undertaken to review the status and prospects of the field to which the title refers, a branch of nuclear physics which owes much of its present vitality to the fairly recent developm