Jefferson Lab 12 GeV Upgrade program
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The Jefferson Lab 12 GeV Upgrade program is a major enhancement of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility designed to enable next-generation nuclear and particle physics experiments, including detailed studies of hadron structure and the strong force.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accelerator upgrade project
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nuclear physics facility upgrade ⓘ scientific infrastructure project ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enable next-generation nuclear physics experiments
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enable next-generation particle physics experiments ⓘ support detailed studies of hadron structure ⓘ support detailed studies of the strong force ⓘ |
| beamEnergy | up to 12 GeV design energy ⓘ |
| beamType | electron beam ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
high-luminosity experiments
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high-precision measurements ⓘ |
| enables |
higher energy electron scattering experiments
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precision measurements of nucleon structure ⓘ searches for exotic hadrons ⓘ studies of generalized parton distributions ⓘ studies of gluonic excitations ⓘ studies of quark confinement ⓘ studies of transverse momentum dependent distributions ⓘ |
| field |
hadronic physics
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nuclear physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
DOE Office of Science
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
CEBAF energy upgrade to 12 GeV design energy
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new experimental Hall D ⓘ upgrades to Hall A ⓘ upgrades to Hall B ⓘ upgrades to Hall C ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Newport News, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevanceTo |
hadron spectroscopy
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nucleon tomography ⓘ strong interaction studies ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
map the quark and gluon structure of nucleons and nuclei
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search for new forms of hadronic matter ⓘ study the origin of nucleon mass and spin ⓘ test quantum chromodynamics in the confinement regime ⓘ |
| supports |
electron scattering experiments
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fixed-target experiments ⓘ meson spectroscopy experiments ⓘ nuclear medium modification studies ⓘ nucleon form factor measurements ⓘ |
| technology | superconducting radio-frequency acceleration ⓘ |
| timeStructure | continuous-wave beam ⓘ |
| upgrades | Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | continuous electron beam ⓘ |
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