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Theory Thesis Wins APS Dissertation Award

Zhite Yu has been awarded the 2024 J.J. and Noriko Sakurai Dissertation Award in Theoretical Particle Physics. The award was presented to Yu at the APS April Meeting in Sacramento, where he also delivered a talk about his work.
22-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Smoother Surfaces Make for Better Accelerators

Accelerator scientists at Jefferson Lab have used an enhanced topographic analysis toolkit they developed to show that it not only successfully predicts particle accelerator component performance, but also points toward even better surface...
18-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Supercool Delivery: Final Section of Souped-Up Neutron Source Trucks Out of Jefferson Lab

As a longtime partner of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jefferson Lab has been supplying sections of particle accelerator called cryomodules – the supercooled behemoths that propel particles to near the speed of light for scientific research –...
12-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Adapting Particle Accelerators for Industrial Work

Jefferson Lab accelerator physicists are partnering with Fermilab, Florida International University, General Atomics and others to further develop compact, high-power, and energy-efficient SRF accelerators for work in industrial settings.
14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Conduction-cooled Accelerating Cavity Proves Feasible for Commercial Applications

From televisions to X-ray machines, many modern technologies are enabled by electrons that have been juiced up by a particle accelerator. Now, Jefferson Lab has teamed up with General Atomics and other partners to unlock even more applications. The...
29-Feb-2024 4:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Laser-Focused Look at Spinning Electrons Shatters World Record for Precision

Nuclear physicists with Jefferson Lab have shattered a nearly 30-year-old record for precision in electron beam polarimetry. The groundbreaking result sets the stage for high-profile experiments that could open the door to new physics discoveries.
26-Feb-2024 1:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Jefferson Lab Devotes Efforts to Next-Gen Science & Tech

Ten projects aimed at advancing next-generation science and technology have been awarded funding by Jefferson Lab for fiscal year 2024.
1-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Gravity Helps Show Strong Force Strength in the Proton

New research conducted by nuclear physicists at Jefferson Lab is using a method that connects theories of gravitation to interactions among the smallest particles of matter.
23-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST Add to Favorites


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On the Hunt for Strangeness

Peter Hurck has been searching for strange particles, named such because they contain strange quarks, since beginning work on his Ph.D. As the 2023 Jefferson Science Associates (JSA) Postdoctoral Prize winner, he’ll continue conducting data...
21-Jul-2023 10:05 AM EDT

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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is one of 17 national laboratories funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The lab also receives support from the City of Newport News and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The lab’s primary mission is to conduct basic research of the atom's nucleus using the lab’s unique particle accelerator, known as the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF). Jefferson Lab also conducts a variety of research using its Free-Electron Laser, which is based on the same electron-accelerating technology used in CEBAF.

In addition to its science mission, the lab provides programs designed to help educate the next generation in science and technology, and to engage the public.

Managing and operating the lab for DOE is Jefferson Science Associates, LLC. JSA is a limited liability company created by Southeastern Universities Research Association and PAE Applied Technologies.

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