Award-Winning Nuclear Physics Technology Monitors Cancer Treatments

Nearly a half-million cancer patients are treated with radiation therapy every year in the United States. Now, technologies developed in partnership with the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) are...
19-Oct-2018 10:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Protons Get Zippier in Neutron-Rich Nuclei

A new study carried out at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has confirmed that increasing the number of neutrons as compared to protons in the atom’s nucleus also increases the average momentum of its...
10-Aug-2018 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

EIC Center at Jefferson Lab Announces Fellowship Awards

The Electron-Ion Collider Center at the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (EIC Center at Jefferson Lab) has announced the winners of four fellowships to pursue research related to a proposed electron-ion...
27-Jul-2018 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Statement By Jefferson Lab, Brookhaven Lab And The Electron-Ion Collider Users Community On National Academy Of Sciences Electron-Ion Collider Report

The following statement is being issued by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and Brookhaven National Laboratory—along with the Electron-Ion Collider User Group—in response to a report issued today...
24-Jul-2018 2:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Thesis Prize Winner’s Calculations Characterize Neutrino Interactions

Alessandro Baroni is helping demystify one of the most mysterious particles. His work is contributing to our understanding of neutrinos, and it has earned him the 2017 Jefferson Science Associates Thesis Prize for work performed on a thesis related...
10-Jul-2018 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

The Quest for Better Accelerators

The ability to perfectly control the process of laying thin films of material onto the surface of an inexpensive metal may be all it takes to produce more efficient and cheaper particle accelerators for a wide range of applications.
26-Jun-2018 4:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Revealing the Details of Subatomic Particle Interactions

Supercomputers have the power to unlock the secrets of subatomic particles that are hidden deep inside everyday matter. But they can’t do it on their own: They require experts to use their knowledge of the theory subatomic to set up the problems...
26-Jun-2018 4:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Gaining New Insights Into Proton Structure

The recent completion of the 12 GeV Upgrade of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility has opened up a new realm for exploration of the particles and forces that give rise to our universe. Making the most of this opportunity takes...
26-Jun-2018 4:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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