Increasing selectivity and sensitivity of measurements for the study of rare isotopes

Upcoming facilities, FRIB at MSU and ARIEL at TRIUMF in Canada to name a few, and existing facilities like NISHINA Center at RIKEN in Japan bring the prospects of receiving rare and exotic isotopes. For scientists wanting to use these isotopes for research, it will be crucial to meet two challenges that come with the reduced beam rates as we make these isotopes far from the line of beta stability. The first is that of increasing the selectivity of the instruments available to discern the physics being pursued. The second is the challenge of improving the sensitivity of the instruments to measure rare events or exotic phenomena. In this talk we will explore some important developments to cater for both selectivity and sensitivity of measurements in low-energy nuclear structure.