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Physics Opportunities with the 12 GeV Upgrade at Jefferson Lab

This white paper summarizes the scientific opportunities for utilization of the upgraded 12 GeV Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) and associated experimental equipment at Jefferson Lab. It is based on the 52 proposals…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2015-06-11 Jozef Dudek , Rolf Ent , Rouven Essig , Krishna Kumar , Curtis Meyer , Robert McKeown , Zein Eddine Meziani , Gerald A. Miller , Michael Pennington , David Richards , Larry Weinstein , Glenn Young

Electroweak Physics at Jefferson Lab

The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility provides CW electron beams with high intensity, remarkable stability, and a high degree of polarization. These capabilities…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2015-05-30 R. D. McKeown

The 12 GeV JLab Upgrade Project

The upgrade of the CEBAF Accelerator at Jefferson Lab to 12 GeV will deliver high luminosity and high quality beams, which will open unique opportunities for studies of the quark and gluon structure of hadrons in the valence region. Such…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2010-02-25 Elton S. Smith

The Jefferson Lab 12 GeV Program

The Jefferson Lab facilities have undergone a substantial upgrade, both of accelerator, CEBAF, and of the experimental installations. We will discuss the progress to completion of these facilities, the status of accelerator commissioning,…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2017-01-20 Hugh E. Montgomery

Future Spin Physics at JLab; 12 GeV and Beyond

The project to upgrade the CEBAF accelerator at Jefferson Lab to 12 GeV is presented. Most of the research program supporting that upgrade, will require a highly polarized beam, as will be illustrated by a few selected examples. To carry…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2014-11-18 Kees de Jager

Jefferson Lab Science, Past and Future

The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) and associated experimental equipment at Jefferson Lab comprise a unique facility for experimental nuclear physics. This facility is presently being upgraded, which will enable a new…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2015-06-23 R. D. McKeown

Overview of Nuclear Physics at Jefferson Lab

The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) and associated experimental equipment at Jefferson Lab comprise a unique facility for experimental nuclear physics. This facility is presently being upgraded, which will enable a new…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2013-03-27 R. D. McKeown

The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility at 12 GeV

This review paper describes the energy-upgraded CEBAF accelerator. This superconducting linac has achieved 12 GeV beam energy by adding 11 new high-performance cryomodules containing eighty-eight superconducting cavities that have operated…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2024-09-02 P. A. Adderley , S. Ahmed , T. Allison , R. Bachimanchi , K. Baggett , M. BastaniNejad , B. Bevins , M. Bevins , M. Bickley , R. M. Bodenstein , S. A. Bogacz , M. Bruker , A. Burrill , L. Cardman , J. Creel , Y. -C. Chao , G. Cheng , G. Ciovati , S. Chattopadhyay , J. Clark , W. A. Clemens , G. Croke , E. Daly , G. K. Davis , J. Delayen , S. U. De Silva , R. Dickson , M. Diaz , M. Drury , L. Doolittle , D. Douglas , E. Feldl , J. Fischer , A. Freyberger , V. Ganni , R. L. Geng , C. Ginsburg , J. Gomez , J. Grames , J. Gubeli , J. Guo , F. Hannon , J. Hansknecht , L. Harwood , J. Henry , C. Hernandez-Garcia , S. Higgins , D. Higinbotham , A. S. Hofler , T. Hiatt , J. Hogan , C. Hovater , A. Hutton , C. Jones , K. Jordan , M. Joyce , R. Kazimi , M. Keesee , M. J. Kelley , C. Keppel , A. Kimber , L. King , P. Kjeldsen , P. Kneisel , J. Koval , G. A. Krafft , G. Lahti , T. Larrieu , R. Lauze , C. Leemann , R. Legg , R. Li , F. Lin , D. Machie , J. Mammosser , K. Macha , K. Mahoney , F. Marhauser , B. Mastracci , J. Matalevich , J. McCarter , M. McCaughan , L. Merminga , R. Michaud , V. Morozov , C. Mounts , J. Musson , R. Nelson , W. Oren , R. B. Overton , G. Palacios-Serrano , H. -K. Park , L. Phillips , S. Philip , F. Pilat , T. Plawski , M. Poelker , P. Powers , T. Powers , J. Preble , T. Reilly , R. Rimmer , C. Reece , H. Robertson , Y. Roblin , C. Rode , T. Satogata , D. J. Seidman , A. Seryi , A. Shabalina , I. Shin , R. Slominski , C. Slominski , M. Spata , D. Spell , J. Spradlin , M. Stirbet , M. L. Stutzman , S. Suhring , K. Surles-Law , R. Suleiman , C. Tennant , H. Tian , D. Turner , M. Tiefenback , O. Trofimova , A. -M. Valente , H. Wang , Y. Wang , K. White , C. Whitlatch , T. Whitlatch , M. Wiseman , M. J. Wissman , G. Wu , S. Yang , B. Yunn , S. Zhang , Y. Zhang

Physics with CEBAF at 12 GeV and Future Opportunities

We summarize the ongoing scientific program of the 12 GeV Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) and give an outlook into future scientific opportunities. The program addresses important topics in nuclear, hadronic, and…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2022-08-11 J. Arrington , M. Battaglieri , A. Boehnlein , S. A. Bogacz , W. K. Brooks , E. Chudakov , I. Cloet , R. Ent , H. Gao , J. Grames , L. Harwood , X. Ji , C. Keppel , G. Krafft , R. D. McKeown , J. Napolitano , J. W. Qiu , P. Rossi , M. Schram , S. Stepanyan , J. Stevens , A. P. Szczepaniak , N. Toro , X. Zheng

Precise Beam Energy Determination for Hall A after the CEBAF 12 GeV Upgrade

Precise and accurate measurements of the beam energy delivered to the experimental halls at the Thomas Jefferson Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is required by many experiments for proper data analysis and physics event reconstruction.…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2021-10-15 S. N. Santiesteban , L. Tracy , D. Flay , D. W. Higinbotham , D. Marchand , P. Vernin , A Saha

Strong Interaction Physics at the Luminosity Frontier with 22 GeV Electrons at Jefferson Lab

This document presents the initial scientific case for upgrading the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at Jefferson Lab (JLab) to 22 GeV. It is the result of a community effort, incorporating insights from a series of…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2023-08-28 A. Accardi , P. Achenbach , D. Adhikari , A. Afanasev , C. S. Akondi , N. Akopov , M. Albaladejo , H. Albataineh , M. Albrecht , B. Almeida-Zamora , M. Amaryan , D. Androić , W. Armstrong , D. S. Armstrong , M. Arratia , J. Arrington , A. Asaturyan , A. Austregesilo , H. Avagyan , T. Averett , C. Ayerbe Gayoso , A. Bacchetta , A. B. Balantekin , N. Baltzell , L. Barion , P. C. Barry , A. Bashir , M. Battaglieri , V. Bellini , I. Belov , O. Benhar , B. Benkel , F Benmokhtar , W. Bentz , V. Bertone , H. Bhatt , A. Bianconi , L. Bibrzycki , R. Bijker , D. Binosi , D. Biswas , M. Boër , W. Boeglin , S. A. Bogacz , M. Boglione , M. Bondí , E. E. Boos , P. Bosted , G. Bozzi , E. J. Brash , R. A. Briceño , P. D. Brindza , W. J. Briscoe , S. J Brodsky , W. K. Brooks , V. D. Burkert , A. Camsonne , T. Cao , L. S. Cardman , D. S. Carman , M Carpinelli , G. D. Cates , J. Caylor , A. Celentano , F. G. Celiberto , M. Cerutti , Lei Chang , P. Chatagnon , C. Chen , J-P Chen , T. Chetry , A. Christopher , E. Christy , E. Chudakov , E. Cisbani , I. C. Cloët , J. J. Cobos-Martinez , E. O. Cohen , P. Colangelo , P. L. Cole , M. Constantinou , M. Contalbrigo , G. Costantini , W. Cosyn , C. Cotton , A. Courtoy , S. Covrig Dusa , V. Crede , Z. -F. Cui , A. D'Angelo , M. Döring , M. M. Dalton , I. Danilkin , M. Davydov , D. Day , F. De Fazio , M. De Napoli , R. De Vita , D. J. Dean , M. Defurne , A. Deur , B. Devkota , S. Dhital , P. Di Nezza , M. Diefenthaler , S. Diehl , C. Dilks , M. Ding , C. Djalali , S. Dobbs , R. Dupré , D. Dutta , R. G. Edwards , H. Egiyan , L. Ehinger , G. Eichmann , M. Elaasar , L. Elouadrhiri , A. El Alaoui , L. El Fassi , A. Emmert , M. Engelhardt , R. Ent , D. J Ernst , P. Eugenio , G. Evans , C. Fanelli , S. Fegan , C. Fernández-Ramírez , L. A. Fernandez , I. P. Fernando , A. Filippi , C. S. Fischer , C. Fogler , N. Fomin , L. Frankfurt , T. Frederico , A. Freese , Y. Fu , L. Gamberg , L. Gan , F. Gao , H. Garcia-Tecocoatzi , D. Gaskell , A. Gasparian , K Gates , G. Gavalian , P. K. Ghoshal , A. Giachino , F. Giacosa , F. Giannuzzi , G. -P. Gilfoyle , F-X Girod , D. I. Glazier , C. Gleason , S. Godfrey , J. L. Goity , A. A. Golubenko , S. Gonzàlez-Solís , R. W. Gothe , Y. Gotra , K. Griffioen , O. Grocholski , B. Grube , P. Guèye , F. -K. Guo , Y. Guo , L. Guo , T. J. Hague , N. Hammoud , J. -O. Hansen , M. Hattawy , F. Hauenstein , T. Hayward , D. Heddle , N. Heinrich , O. Hen , D. W. Higinbotham , I. M. Higuera-Angulo , A. N. Hiller Blin , A. Hobart , T. Hobbs , D. E Holmberg , T. Horn , P. Hoyer , G. M. Huber , P. Hurck , P. T. P. Hutauruk , Y. Ilieva , I. Illari , D. G Ireland , E. L. Isupov , A. Italiano , I. Jaegle , N. S. Jarvis , DJ Jenkins , S. Jeschonnek , C-R. Ji , H. S. Jo , M. Jones , R. T. Jones , D. C. Jones , K. Joo , M. Junaid , T. Kageya , N. Kalantarians , A. Karki , G. Karyan , A. T. Katramatou , S. J. D Kay , R. Kazimi , C. D. Keith , C. Keppel , A. Kerbizi , V. Khachatryan , A. Khanal , M. Khandaker , A. Kim , E. R. Kinney , M. Kohl , A. Kotzinian , B. T. Kriesten , V. Kubarovsky , B. Kubis , S. E. Kuhn , V. Kumar , T. Kutz , M. Leali , R. F. Lebed , P. Lenisa , L. Leskovec , S. Li , X. Li , J. Liao , H. -W. Lin , L. Liu , S. Liuti , N. Liyanage , Y. Lu , I. J. D. MacGregor , D. J. Mack , L Maiani , K. A. Mamo , G. Mandaglio , C. Mariani , P. Markowitz , H. Marukyan , V. Mascagna , V. Mathieu , J. Maxwell , M. Mazouz , M. McCaughan , R. D. McKeown , B. McKinnon , D. Meekins , W. Melnitchouk , A. Metz , C. A. Meyer , Z. -E. Meziani , C. Mezrag , R. Michaels , G. A. Miller , T. Mineeva , A. S. Miramontes , M. Mirazita , K. Mizutani , H. Mkrtchyan , A. Mkrtchyan , B. Moffit , P. Mohanmurthy , V. I. Mokeev , P. Monaghan , G. Montaña , R. Montgomery , A. Moretti , J. M. Morgado Chàvez , U. Mosel , A. Movsisyan , P. Musico , S. A Nadeeshani , P. M. Nadolsky , S. X. Nakamura , J. Nazeer , A. V. Nefediev , K. Neupane , D. Nguyen , S. Niccolai , I. 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H. Wood , T. Xiao , S. -S. Xu , Z. Ye , C. Yero , C. -P. Yuan , M. Yurov , N. Zachariou , Z. Zhang , Z. W. Zhao , Y. Zhao , X. Zheng , X. Zhou , V. Ziegler , B. Zihlmann , W de Paula , G. F. de Téramond

Continuous wave superconducting radio frequency electron linac for nuclear physics research

CEBAF, the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility, has been actively serving the nuclear physics research community as a unique forefront international resource since 1995. This CW electron linear accelerator (linac) at the U.S.…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2017-02-01 Charles E. Reece

The Future of Mr. Jefferson's Laboratory (nee CEBAF)

We present one viewpoint plus some general information on the plans for energy upgrades and physics research at the Jefferson Laboratory.

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-30 Carl E. Carlson

The JLab 12GeV Upgrade and the Initial Science Program

An overview is presented of the upgrade of JLab's cw electron accelerator from a maximum beam energy of currently 6 GeV to 12 GeV. Construction of the 12 GeV upgrade project has started in 2008. A broad experimental program has been…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2012-03-13 Volker D. Burkert

Frascati 22 GeV Workshop Summary

This document summarizes the outcomes of the "Science at the Luminosity Frontier: Jefferson Lab at 22 GeV" workshop, held at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati in December 2024. The primary goal of the workshop was to critically…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2026-01-12 A. Accardi , P. Achenbach , A. Afanasev , M. Albrecht , A. C. Alvaro , J. Arrington , H. Avakian , P. Barry , A. Bashir , M. Bashkanov , M. Battaglieri , S. A. Bogacz , M. Boglione , M. Bondi , V. D. Burkert , C. E. Carlson , D. S. Carman , A. Celentano , M. Cerutti , J. -P. Chen , I. Cloet , M. Contalbrigo , A. D'Angelo , L. Darme , E. De Sanctis , R. De Vita , D. J. Dean , F. Delcarro , O. Denisov , A. Deur , P. Di Nezza , C. Dilks , S. Dobbs , R. Dupre , D. Dutta , A. El Alaoui , L. El Fassi , L. Elouadrhiri , A. Filippi , N. Fomin , L. Gan , D. Gaskell , D. I. Glazier , S. Gonzalez-Solis , R. W. Gothe , F. -K. Guo , N. Hammoud , T. B. Hayward , G. M. Huber , N. Husken , N. Kalantarians , W. Y. Ke , C. Keppel , A. Kotzinian , C. H. Leung , S. Li , A. Lung , B. McKinnon , T. Mineeva , M. Mirazita , V. I. Mokeev , G. Montana , R. Montgomery , P. Moran , C. Munoz Camacho , S. Nakamura , G. Niculescu , I. Niculescu , M. Nycz , A. Osmond , M. Ouillon , R. Paremuzyan , B. Parsamyan , L. Pentchev , R. Perrino , A. Pilloni , L. Polizzi , J. W. Qiu , M. Radici , K. Raya , M. Rinaldi , C. D. Roberts , L. Rossi , P. Rossi , N. Santiesteban , M. Sargsian , N. Sato , S. Schadmand , M. R. Shepherd , K. Shirotori , A. Simonelli , M. Spreafico , J. R. Stevens , A. Szczepaniak , H. Szumila-Vance , A. Tadepalli , Y. Tian , A. Tyler , S. Vallarino , T. Vittorini , C. Weiss , D. Winney , Z. Ye , T. Yushkevych , M. Zaccheddu , Y. Zhou

Heavy Gas Cherenkov Construction for Hall C at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) has undertaken the 12 GeV Upgrade to double the accelerating energy of its electron beam. This attracts many interesting proposals to probe the quark-gluon nature of nuclear matter…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-04-21 W. B. Li

The Jefferson Lab positron physics program

The Ce$^+$BAF project at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility intends to develop over the coming years a high-duty cycle, high intensity, and high polarization positron beam to serve a unique Nuclear Physics experimental…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2024-01-30 Eric Voutier

Progress Toward Doubling the Beam Power at Fermilab's Accelerator Complex

After a 14 month shutdown accelerator modifications and upgrades are in place to allow us doubling of the Main Injector beam power. We will discuss the past MI high power operation and the current progress towards doubling the power.

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2014-09-09 I. Kourbanis

Redesigning the Jefferson Lab Hall A Beam Line for High Precision Parity Experiments

The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) was built with a thermionic electron source and the three original experimental hall lines reflected this. A few years after beam delivery began a parity violation experiment was…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2021-12-22 Jay Benesch , Yves Roblin

Conceptual Design of Highly-Constrained Splitters for the FFA@CEBAF Energy Upgrade Study

The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at Jefferson Lab is investigating a significant energy upgrade utilizing Fixed-Field Alternating-gradient (FFA) recirculating arcs. This upgrade requires the design of complex…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2026-02-25 Ryan Bodenstein , Jay Benesch , Alexander Coxe , Kirsten Deitrick , Brian Freeman , Randika Gamage , Reza Kazimi , Donish Khan , Katheryne Price , Ben Schaumloffel