Jefferson Lab EIC (JLEIC) Design Parameter (Apr. 2019 update: 100 GeV CM)
EIC Detector Simulations
Laboratory Directed R&D Pages
JLEIC Public Documents
JLEIC Detector and IR Study Group
The US Electron Ion Collider (EIC) has received the endorsement of the National Academy of Sciences committee last year – an important milestone along the path to realizing an EIC in the US. With this in mind, the Jefferson Lab EIC Center (EIC2, see www.eiccenter.org) established a Visitors-Program for summer 2019 to help begin to investigate, more quantitatively than previously, various aspects of the EIC. This Program will occur under the auspices of Jefferson Lab’s EIC Center; proposals for projects can be EIC site independent. Efforts have been underway to simulate science opportunities and detector performance within a generic EIC software umbrella, and similarly collaborative efforts are ongoing related to accelerator and detector R&D.
The envisioned visits to Jefferson Lab would take place between now and mid-September and would be 1 to 2 weeks duration with travel expenses including hotel and airfare covered by the laboratory. The visitors will be chosen by the EIC2 Director and Co-Directors based on a written proposal that outlines:
The possible projects to be proposed include (but are not limited to)
Examples of project deliverables can be a plot with EIC-projected conceptual data illustrating EIC energy, polarization, luminosity or versatility needs; a detector conceptualization including possible channel count and requirements; conceptualization towards polarization, luminosity and background measurements at an EIC; conceptualization of accelerator elements for diagnostics and beam transport and manipulation; and other such examples. We request the project deliverable, in the form of a one-to-two page document, to be submitted latest the last day of the visit.
If interested, please send a written proposal containing points 1 to 4 above in no more than two pages, to Douglas Higinbotham <doug@jlab.org>.
We are currently open to receive proposals and will continue to be so contingent upon funding availability.
Jefferson Lab has a rich history of doing parasitic detector tests in the experimental halls to ensure successful future experiments. One very high impact example was the test of neutron detector shielding in Hall A, which demonstrated how to clearly best shield the neutron detector and allow the triple coincidence short-range correlation experiment to proceed. This led to Hall A's first publication in the journal, Science.
Areas at Jefferson Lab where parasitic testing is possible are the high luminosity Halls A and C, and the low luminosity Hall B and Hall D. Dedicated testing is possible using the upgraded injector test facility, a 10 MeV electron beam area.
To order to do tests in any of these areas, the following must occur:
It is expected that the group doing the test will provide the detectors and electronics. Minimum help is needed from hall technical staff.
A copy of the Jefferson Lab beam schedule to the four experimental halls can be found here.
To facilitate outside groups who wish to test detectors for the future EIC in an electron beam environment, the EIC center is accepting requests and will help in determining which area at the lab would be best suited for a particular test. The EIC center will also help explain the training and safety requirement of Jefferson Lab to new users.
Further details about the areas and equipment avaliable in Hall B can be found here
Contact Douglas Higinbotham for more details.
Webpages
Center for Frontier in Nuclear Science
National Academy of Sciences: US based Electron-Ion Collider Assessment
eRHIC Wiki- An Electron-Ion Collider at BNL
Generic Detector R&D for the Electron Ion Collider
Documents
NASEM Report: An Assessment of U.S.-Based Electron-Ion Collider Science
Nuclear Physic Long Range Plan 2015
European Particle Physics Strategy 2020 submissions
EIC2@JLab Director:
Douglas Higinbotham
(757) 269-7851
Media Contact:
Lauren Hansen
Communications Manager
(757) 269-7689
lhansen@jlab.org
https://www.jlab.org/pressroom
The Electron-Ion Collider Center at Jefferson Lab (EIC2@JLab) is an organization to advance and promote the science program at a future electron-ion collider (EIC) facility. Particular emphasis is on the close connection of EIC science to the current Jefferson Lab 12 GeV CEBAF science program.
EIC2@JLab consolidates and connects the EIC physics and detector development activities in and around Jefferson Lab. These activities include:
Further, EIC2 coordinates with the following activities:
In addition, EIC2 establishes the following new activities:
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A family history in art
Joanna Griffin, a Graphic Designer for Jefferson Lab, smiles when recalling sweet memories of her first exposure to art: painting alongside her mother.
The daughter of a Swedish artist and a Ukrainian civil engineer for the United States government, Griffin spent most of her childhood traveling. Her father, who speaks seven languages, took full advantage of international work opportunities.
Her 7 childhood homes throughout Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and Panama, provided Griffin’s mother with endless images of nature to capture with her oils on canvas. “We would put music on and paint together,” Griffin recalls, remembering the nurturing guidance of her mother as she taught her daughter different techniques. “We would pick different things to paint… she’s a beautiful person.”
Inspired and encouraged by her mother, Joanna began a lifelong journey that has combined a love of art with an appreciation of diverse cultures, and a genuine caring for people in need.
Growing up in a traveling family, Griffin developed a deep love for history, the arts, culinary innovations and experiencing different cultures. She attended English-speaking schools throughout Europe, until she entered high school in York County, the place where she first met her future husband.
After graduating high school, Griffin who loves classical music, studied at William & Mary and art schools in Sweden. Then, one day, she received a handwritten letter from an old high school friend, who was now a U.S. Marine. “The letter said he didn’t know if I was still thinking about him, but he thought about me every day,” Griffin said. “I still have the letter.”
Soon, they married and formed a life together dedicated to the things most important to both of them – family, work, and service to others.
The art of science
The Griffins lived in North Carolina until her husband, Michael, had finished his time as a Marine. A move back to Newport News ended up being a life-changing moment for Griffin, when her mother-in-law told her about a class in Photoshop at Thomas Nelson Community College. “I didn’t know that there was a field in graphic arts,” Griffin said. “After taking that class, I felt it was the direction I wanted to go.”
Griffin finished her associate’s degree in graphic arts, and started an internship with Jefferson Lab that eventually turned into a full-time position. Griffin has served as a Staff Graphic Artist at Jefferson Lab for 10 years now. “I’m depicting the science,” Griffin said. “My job is to translate ideas that people have into something that is more concrete and relatable to the public.”
This is not always easy. Often times, Griffin finds herself sitting in a room of physicists who may not agree on how the science should be depicted. An example is quarks, “We’re trying to illustrate something that nobody has ever seen,” Griffin said. “They’ll argue on which way I should portray it. It never gets boring.”
Many hours of brainstorming, research, drafts and edits go into creating images of unseen science. It is a learning curve that Griffin has had to overcome. “The physicists take the time to explain what it is,” Griffin said, mentioning they will draw out a bare-bone skeleton and “I just try to make it prettier.”
Using Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and a tablet for drawing, Griffin creates images as scientifically correct as imaginable and makes them understandable and accessible to the general public. “I love the traditional arts and being able to incorporate that into a career is really ideal for me,” Griffin said. “I love the creative process.”
Bringing science to the public
As a Graphic Designer, Griffin works to make intricate sciences more accessible to the public through detailed visuals. “I love the creative process,” Griffin said. “We’re customer based, so anyone from the lab can come to us to request a poster, an illustration. They present to us what they’re looking for, and we brainstorm ideas. We gather what it is they’re looking for. We present a couple of drafts, and there’s a little back and forth to finalize it.”
She feels her work at Jefferson Lab is aligned with her desire to help people. Griffin's sticky notes of detailed to-do lists are all detailed requests from physicists working on research, patents, papers or conferences who all need images from her. During role-model visits through Jefferson Lab’s Education Department, students from local schools have observed her work. “We’re able to show kids a world of possibilities,” Griffin said. “The kind of careers that are out there and what they can get interested in.”
Griffin also occasionally appears as the co-host on Frostbite Theater, the brain child of Steve Gagnon in the Education Department, where you can find her freezing balloons with liquid nitrogen. Griffin feels she found the ideal situation for her that combines her desire to help people, her passion for the arts, and her general curiosity in everything. “As corny as it sounds, I like helping people,” Griffin said. “What I do, does that. Helping the scientists get images, helping their patents be more relatable. I’m support for the physicists.”
A passion for volunteering
Griffin’s office is peppered with vibrant posters of her travels and photographs of her family. Reminders of the journeys she’s traveled, and the people she loves. Every morning, before coming into work, she sees a Bible verse that she hand wrote on a chalkboard in her home. “It’s Galatians 6:9,” She said. “It says ‘Don’t grow weary of doing good.’ I take that very seriously.”
When she isn’t working, Griffin enjoys spending time with her husband, Michael, and two young boys, Jonathan and Joshua. She is also a hospice volunteer with Bon Secours, a role she embraced after experiencing the death of her young son’s teacher.
Griffin strives to live a life full of art, love and giving. Ask her how she’d like to be remembered, and with confidence she’ll say: “I hope that I make an impact within my sphere of influence,” Griffin said. “And that I loved people well.”
December 2017
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APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN For 2024
The EIC Center at Jefferson Lab, EIC2, is pleased to announce opportunities for graduate and post-doctoral fellowships.
These fellowships will be awarded to fund coming to Jefferson Lab to research a special topic. The current areas of research include theory, simulations, detectors, and computing as they relate to the EIC, Positrons or the proposed JLab 22 GeV upgrade. Each fellowship will provide travel to Jefferson Lab, housing and a per diem for a typical stay of ten weeks at the lab.
Eligible students must be enrolled full-time in a relevant doctoral program. Postdocs must have a full-time position with a relevant university or laboratory research program. . The awardees may not concurrently hold another major full-time fellowship or internship. The award is limited to once a year though awardees can reapply for an additional year.
To apply, a research plan must be provided according to the guidance provided below. The plan should be written by the applicant together with their university or laboratory advisor. The plan should contain clear goals and deliverable to be accomplished by the end of the Fellowship visit. Working with a Jefferson Lab staff member is encouraged.
The applications will be evaluated on an ongoing basis according to the following criteria:
The following application will be reviewed on an rolling basis.
The application materials must be sent by email to Patricia Cheeseboro <pcheese@jlab.org>.
Inquiries about the fellowship program should be directed to: Douglas Higinbotham (doug@jlab.org)
Press releases about past winners of the program can be found at the following links:
