Direct reaction spectroscopy of exotic nuclei

The direct reaction spectroscopy of rare, exotic nuclei is discussed with specific reference to advances in applications and understanding of one- and two-nucleon removal processes for this purpose. Advances in absolute spectroscopic factor determinations from one-nucleon knockout are reviewed and non-spectator-core calculations for nucleon plus deformed core systems are outlined. A new eikonal plus shell model scheme for calculations of two-nucleon stripping is introduced and the first applications of the method are presented which show good agreement with data for both inclusive and partial cross sections