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News Highlights
  • Proton's Pals - A recent experiment at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has found that a proton's nearest neighbors in the nucleus of the atom may modify the proton's internal structure.
  • Accelerator Ace - Jean R. Delayen, has been named the first director of the Center for Accelerator Science, which was created in 2008 by ODU and Jefferson Lab. Delayen is a principal scientist in the accelerator division at Jefferson Lab and professor of accelerator physics at Old Dominion University.
  • First Beam! - The Free-Electron Laser successfully transported an electron beam through its new ultraviolet beamline for the first time late Wednesday, October 28. The machine is now just months away from emitting its first powerful beams of ultraviolet laser light.
  • Award-Winning Connections - Two physicists with colleagues at Jefferson Lab have won the 2010 Tom W. Bonner Prize in nuclear physics. Steven Pieper and Robert Wiringa, senior scientists at Argonne National Lab, won the prize for developing and applying models of nuclear forces and methods to calculate the properties of light nuclei. Some of these models were developed with Rocco Schiavilla and are being used here at Jefferson Lab.
  • One Megawatt - The Spallation Neutron Source, which contains 23 cryomodules built at Jefferson Lab, has achieved 1 MW of beam power in routine neutron production operation. The first pulsed spallation neutron source to break the one-megawatt barrier, research conducted at the SNS is expected to lay the groundwork for the next generation of materials research.
  • Teaming Up - Philips Healthcare has signed an agreement with Dilon Diagnostics to sell and support the Dilon 6800 gamma camera in key European and Middle Eastern markets. The compact camera technology, built with high-resolution gamma imaging technology licensed from Jefferson Lab, and related products and services are used for the detection of breast cancer as an adjunct to mammography.
  • U.S. Energy Secretary Chu - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu delivered the keynote address at Jefferson Lab's 25th anniversary celebration on Sept. 29. During his talk, he discussed the importance of nuclear physics research to the U.S. He also called upon the U.S. to take the lead in combating global warming, explaining that by taking the lead in green technologies the U.S. could ensure its future prosperity.
  • American-Made SRF Cavity Makes the Grade - Jefferson Lab marked a step forward in the field of advanced particle accelerator technology with the successful test of the first U.S.-built superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) niobium cavity to meet the exacting specifications of the proposed International Linear Collider (ILC).
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Physics Seminar
November 20, 2009		  
JLAB Closed: Thanksgiving
November 26-27, 2009		  
Science Series: Visualizations & Illusions
December 6, 2009		  
Hall A Collaboration meeting
December 14-16, 2009		  
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