Jefferson Lab CEBAF energy upgrade plans

Conference · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4215-5_39· OSTI ID:755076

Rode, C H; Benesch, J; Chao, Y; Delayen, J R; Karn, J; Mammosser, J; Preble, J; Schneider, W J; Wines, R; Wiseman, M

This paper presents interim conceptual plans for upgrading the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility to extend Jefferson Lab's world leadership in nuclear physics research. The CEBAF accelerator was designed in the mid-1980's to provide beams of electrons at an energy of 4 GeV (billion electron volts) for use as probes of the atom's nucleus in CEBAF's three experiment halls. As of early 1999, the accelerator exceeds its design energy by routinely operating above 5.5 GeV. When upgraded, it will provide 11 GeV electron beams for studies in existing experimental halls and 12 GeV electrons to generate photon beams for related but qualitatively different nuclear studies in a new Hall D.

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84ER40150
• OSTI ID: 755076
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/40150-1422; JLAB-ACC-99-17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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