Prospects for studies of astrophysical interest with radioactive ion beams

Realistic estimates of the new nuclei that will become accessible for study with the planned new generation of radioactive beam facilities are compared with the predicted paths of the various nucleosynthetic processes. These facilities should permit studies of essentially the complete set of nuclei associated with the rp- and p-processes, the CNL cycle, and big-bang nucleosynthesis, as well as the r-process below A congruent to 150.