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The Jefferson Lab 12 GeV Upgrade

Construction of the 12 GeV upgrade to the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is presently underway. This upgrade includes doubling the energy of the electron beam to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-09-30 R. D. McKeown

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

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

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

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

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

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

Energy Linearity and Resolution of the ATLAS Electromagnetic Barrel Calorimeter in an Electron Test-Beam

A module of the ATLAS electromagnetic barrel liquid argon calorimeter was exposed to the CERN electron test-beam at the H8 beam line upgraded for precision momentum measurement. The available energies of the electron beam ranged from 10 to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Aharrouche , ATLAS Electromagnetic Barrel Calorimeter Collaboration

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

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

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

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. 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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

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 beam test facility at Jefferson Lab for the precise energy measurement of future calorimeter concepts

In experimental nuclear physics (NP), high-precision electromagnetic calorimetry typically requires a good energy resolution and linear photosensor response on the level of (1-2)% over a full dynamic range of the detector. The beam of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-10-22 Vladimir V. Berdnikov , Alexander Somov

Upgraded photon calorimeter with integrating readout for Hall A Compton Polarimeter at Jefferson Lab

The photon arm of the Compton polarimeter in Hall A of Jefferson Lab has been upgraded to allow for electron beam polarization measurements with better than 1% accuracy. The data acquisition system (DAQ) now includes an integrating mode,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-05-30 M. Friend , D. Parno , F. Benmokhtar , A. Camsonne , M. Dalton , G. B. Franklin , V. Mamyan , R. Michaels , S. Nanda , V. Nelyubin , K. Paschke , B. Quinn , A. Rakhman , P. Souder , A. Tobias

Energy Calibration of the JLab Bremsstrahlung Tagging System

In this report, we present the energy calibration of the Hall B bremsstrahlung tagging system at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The calibration was performed using a magnetic pair spectrometer. The tagged photon energy…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Stepanyan , S. Boyarinov , H. Egiyan , L. Guo , D. Dale , M. Gabrielyan , L. Gan , A. Gasparian , A. Glamazdin , B. Mecking , I. Nakagawa , A. Teymurazyan , M. H. Wood

Measuring and Controlling the Energy Spread in CEBAF

As compared to electron storage rings, one advantage of recirculating linear accelerators is that the beam properties at target are no longer dominated by the equilibrium between quantum radiative diffusion and radiation damping because new…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2014-11-18 G. A. Krafft , J. -C. Denard , R. W. Dickson , R. Kazimi , V. A. Lebedev , M. G. Tiefenback

A measurement of the energy and timing resolution of GlueX Forward Calorimeter using an electron beam

The performance of the GlueX Forward Calorimeter was studied using a small version of the detector and a variable energy electron beam derived from the Hall B tagger at Jefferson Lab. For electron energies from 110 MeV to 260 MeV, which are…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-15 Kei Moriya , John P. Leckey , Matthew R. Shepherd , Kevin Bauer , Daniel Bennett , John Frye , Juan Gonzalez , Scott J. Henderson , David Lawrence , Ryan Mitchell , Elton S. Smith , Paul Smith , Alexander Somov , Hovanes Egiyan

Absolute Energy Calibration of X-ray TESs with 0.04 eV Uncertainty at 6.4 keV in a Hadron-Beam Environment

A performance evaluation of superconducting transition-edge sensors (TESs) in the environment of a pion beam line at a particle accelerator is presented. Averaged across the 209 functioning sensors in the array, the achieved energy…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-01-14 H. Tatsuno , W. B. Doriese , D. A. Bennett , C. Curceanu , J. W. Fowler , J. Gard , F. P. Gustafsson , T. Hashimoto , R. S. Hayano , J. P. Hays-Wehle , G. C. Hilton , M. Iliescu , S. Ishimoto , K. Itahashi , M. Iwasaki , K. Kuwabara , Y. Ma , J. Marton , H. Noda , G. C. O'Neil , S. Okada , H. Outa , C. D. Reintsema , M. Sato , D. R. Schmidt , H. Shi , K. Suzuki , T. Suzuki , J. Uhlig , J. N. Ullom , E. Widmann , S. Yamada , J. Zmeskal , D. S. Swetz

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