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                            RIKEN Symposium    

                         Physics at Drip Lines
                   
                      13 to 15 of February, 2001

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                            First  Circular
                      

We are pleased to inform you that the international symposium 
"Physics at Drip Lines" will be held from the 13 to the 15 of February,
2001 in RIKEN, Japan.

The progress in the study of nuclear physics near drip lines  has been 
marvelous during last few years.  Several interesting and exciting 
phenomena have been found experimentally through these studies. 
Theoretical predictions on new structure problems are also proposed
to be confirmed. 
 
In RIKEN, the first stage construction of the RIB factory started last 
April and will be completed within  a few years. 
This new facility will open widely new possibilities
of the study of nuclear structure physics near drip lines.  
Under these circumstances, it is important to review  the progress of
research during the last few years and discuss intensively
possible new directions of the study of nuclei near drip lines. 
In this symposium, high priority is paid  on the physics
which will  be accessed experimentally in a  few years.
We would like to focus mainly  on the discussion of nuclear 
structure problems from light to medium nuclei with the mass number 
A=10$-$50.  The symposium will consist of invited talks and oral 
presentations  selected from submitted contributions.
We will keep ample time for the discussion during and after the sessions. 

Main topics of the symposium  are

1. Soft dipole mode,  coherent  mode and molecular structure in drip line
   nuclei.

2. Change of shell structure and new magicity in nuclei far from the 
    stability line.

3. Effects of halo and skin vs.  deformation 
   on  radii, magnetic and quadrupole moments.

4. Continuum, clustering and resonance effects in  halo nuclei.

5. Effective interactions in nuclei near drip lines.

6.  Other related topics.

The conference will start in the morning of February 13 and end  in the late 
afternoon of February  15  and will take place in the Okochi Memorial Hall
of RIKEN.  Detailed information about the conference site and transportation
will be provided later.  
 
The registration fee is 3000 yen which should be paid upon arrival
in Japanese currency.  The registration fee will include a copy of 
the proceedings, a booklet of abstracts, costs of coffee and 
the conference banquet. 

 
The conference banquet  will be held  on Feb. 13 at Hirosawa club 
on RIKEN campus.


We will book accomodation around RIKEN for participants.

The conference proceedings will be published.

The next  circular will be sent at the middle of January 2001
with a preliminary program.  


Organizing Committee:
 H. Sagawa (co-chairman, Aizu), T. Otsuka (co-chairman, Tokyo/RIKEN), 
 I Tanihata (RIKEN), T. Suzuki (RIKEN/Fukui), K. Ikeda (RIKEN), 
 K. Kato (Hokkaido), T. Suzuki (Nihon University), 
 A. Ozawa (RIKEN), N. Itagaki (Tokyo)


Correspondence:  E-mail: sagawa@u-aizu.ac.jp
                 Fax: +81-242-37-2752

Regular mail:  Physics at Drip Lines conference
                 c/o H. Sagawa
                 Professor of Physics
                 Center for Mathematical Sciences
                 University of Aizu
                 Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima 965-8580
                 Japan
             
                 tel: +81-242-37-2725
             
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                            RIKEN Symposium    

                         Physics at Drip Lines

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                              Questionary


     Please fill the following form and send it to the conference 
     e-mail address: sagawa@u-aizu.ac.jp
            
          
1. Family name:

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8. Accomodation

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        [ ] twin

         Name of the person with whom you want to share the room: 

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   Most of participants will stay in hotels near RIKEN.  If you like
   other places for instance downtown Tokyo, please state so.




**** PLEASE RETURN Questionnaire BEFORE Dec. 25, 2000 ****



**** Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 1st, 2001 ****

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