Nuclear spectroscopy of exotic nuclei with the Sara/Igisol facility

The authors review their recent studies on alpha and beta decay of exotic nuclei performed with the on-line mass separator at the Igisol/Sara facility in Grenoble. The experiments using charged particle induced fission have given new information on production cross section and properties of n-rich nuclei with A=110-130 whereas by means of heavy ion induced fusion evaporation reactions the authors have investigated two regions close to the proton drip line around A=180 and A=130. This paper gives first a brief description of the Igisol technique and shows its application in case of two different production modes: charged particle-induced fission and heavy ion -induced fusion-evaporation reactions. The systematic study of the low-lying levels in n-rich Ru isotopes has allowed to show an axial symmetry breaking, whereas complementary investigations are necessary to clarify the case of 180Tl decay. A number of new spectroscopic data such as new isotopes identification have been gained in the region of light rare earth nuclei. (N.T.)