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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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Science Requirements and Conceptual Design for a Polarized Medium Energy Electron-Ion Collider at Jefferson Lab

This report presents a brief summary of the science opportunities and program of a polarized medium energy electron-ion collider at Jefferson Lab and a comprehensive description of the conceptual design of such a collider based on the CEBAF…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2012-09-06 S. Abeyratne , A. Accardi , S. Ahmed , D. Barber , J. Bisognano , A. Bogacz , A. Castilla , P. Chevtsov , S. Corneliussen , W. Deconinck , P. Degtiarenko , J. Delayen , Ya. Derbenev , S. DeSilva , D. Douglas , V. Dudnikov , R. Ent , B. Erdelyi , P. Evtushenko , Yu. Filatov , D. Gaskell , R. Geng , V. Guzey , T. Horn , A. Hutton , C. Hyde , R. Johnson , Y. Kim , F. Klein , A. Kondratenko , M. Kondratenko , G. Krafft , R. Li , F. Lin , S. Manikonda , F. Marhauser , R. McKeown , V. Morozov , P. Nadel-Turonski , E. Nissen , P. Ostroumov , M. Pivi , F. Pilat , M. Poelker , A. Prokudin , R. Rimmer , T. Satogata , H. Sayed , M. Spata , M. Sullivan , C. Tennant , B. Terzić , M. Tiefenback , H. Wang , S. Wang , C. Weiss , B. Yunn , Y. Zhang

A Spin-Light Polarimeter for Multi-GeV Longitudinally Polarized Electron Beams

The physics program at the upgraded Jefferson Lab (JLab) and the physics program envisioned for the proposed electron-ion collider (EIC) include large efforts to search for interactions beyond the Standard Model (SM) using parity violation…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2014-02-10 Prajwal Mohanmurthy , Dipangkar Dutta

Electron Spin Precession at CEBAF

The nuclear physics experiments at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility often require longitudinally polarized electrons to be simultaneously delivered to three experimental halls. The degree of longitudinal polarization to…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2009-08-24 D. W. Higinbotham

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

12 GeV CEBAF - The Physics and Experiments

In this talk the role of spin and polarization is discussed in experimental search for new excited baryon states and in the study of the internal quark-gluon structure of the proton and neutron. Also the perspective of spin physics at the…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2017-02-28 Volker D. Burkert

SPIN Effects, QCD, and Jefferson Laboratory with 12 GeV electrons

QCD and Spin physics are playing important role in our understanding of hadron structure. I will give a short overview of origin of hadron structure in QCD and highlight modern understanding of the subject. Jefferson Laboratory is…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-12 A. Prokudin

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

Nucleon spin structure measurements at Jefferson Lab

We summarize the measurements investigating the nucleon spin structure done at Jefferson Lab, a multi-GeV continuous electron beam facility located in Newport News, Virgina, USA. After motivating spin structure studies, we explain how…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2018-10-22 Alexandre Deur