ery neutron-rich isotopes of light elements: Nuclear structure

The present study is the second part of a review devoted to the properties of light neutron -rich nuclei It focuses on the structure of neutron-rich isotopes of light elements with 2<-Z isotopes ^6,7,8,9,10 He ,^10,11 LI,^11,12,1314 Be, and ^14,15,16 B)The results published up to January 1999 are quoted. The latest results have been obtained by using exotic radioactive targets such as 14C and 10Be and also radioactive beams. Information is given which sheds light on the properties of light nuclei close to the neutron dripline. Unusual properties of such nuclei have been observed (neutron halo, neutron skin, energy-level inversion, and so on). The experimental data are compared with calculations carried out witthin the existing exiting theoretical models.