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Director of the Department of Energy's Office of Science, views an R&D superconducting radio frequency accelerator cavity
News Highlights
  • 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).
  • DOE Deputy Secretary Visits JLab - DOE Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman recently visited Jefferson Lab. During his visit, he met with senior leadership, toured the accelerator and Hall A, and then had lunch with staff in the cafeteria.
  • Presidential Selection - Gianluigi Ciovati, an SRF scientist at Jefferson Lab, has been selected by President Obama to receive a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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