Experiments with relativistic secondary beams of heavy ions at the GSI projectile fragment separator

New perspectives of secondary beam physics development at relativistic energies are shown. The structure of exotic nuclei throughout the whole periodic table of elements up to uranium is studied for the first time with the use of GSI projectile fragment separator. The exotic nuclei were produced and isotopically separated. The complete mass- and charge distributions of fragments from fission of relativistic uranium nuclei and breakup of halo nuclei, the fragmentation of proton-rich secondary beams were made. 44 refs., 18 figs., 1 tab